$100 million of the $1.4 billion bill is going directly to the country's 574 native tribes. Senator Heinrich from New Mexico said, we're not sure yet, but conversations are happening and it seems likely that they will find a solution. "Rawa" has 16 Republican co-sponsors in the Senate; if it needs 60 votes to pass, it's very likely to pass.
The Endangered Species Act was transformative in protecting animals from extinction. Vox’s Benji Jones says its proposed successor, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, would be the most significant conservation law in decades.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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