CHAIRMAN CAPITO PARTICIPATES IN EPW FISHERIES, WATER, AND WILDLIFE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in an EPW Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee hearing examining the challenges and opportunities with implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

During the hearing, Chairman Capito asked witnesses about the increased role that states could play in protecting endangered species rather than relying on federal support. She also asked witnesses about the listing of species who are suffering from natural causes and not any man-made environment. Finally, she questioned the witnesses about the varying ways the ESA is ...