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Can Trump overhaul the Endangered Species Act?

For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has helped protect nearly 1,700 plants and animals, including the bald eagle. But the act, signed into law by Richard Nixon, is expected to get a major overhaul with a proposed rule change by the Trump administration. Andrew Wetzler, a senior vice president at the Natural Resources Defense Council, joins to discuss.
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