"More than 100 Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against Republican efforts to include provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act that would weaken certain endangered species protections.

On Tuesday, 119 House Democrats sent a letter to various lawmakers in both chambers urging them to remove specific language in the House version of the defense bill that could weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act.

The Democrats wrote that the provisions in the bill would 'have widespread, negative consequences.'"

Miranda Green reports for The Hill July 17, 2018. [2]

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"Dems Slam Proposed Changes to Endangered Species Act" (The Hill) [3]