A huge step for America's wildlife
Dear Friend,
The outdoors have once again proven to be a real uniting force! We are one step closer to getting the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act across the finish line. The bill was just voted out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works with strong bipartisan support and now heads to the Senate Floor for consideration.
I introduced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act—or RAWA—to invest in proactive, on-the-ground conservation work led by states, territories, and Tribal nations to support the long-term health of fish and wildlife and their habitat all across America. Without enough resources, wildlife agencies have been forced to pick and choose which species are worth saving. Instead of doing the proactive work that is necessary to maintain healthy wildlife populations on the front end, they have been forced into using reactive measures to rescue species after they are listed as threatened or endangered.
We urgently need to change this paradigm and save thousands of species with a solution that matches the magnitude of the challenge. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act offers us a constructive path forward. Passing RAWA into law will mean our grandchildren will be able to experience the same rich and abundant American wildlife—from bumblebees to bison—that we have been so lucky to grow up with.
I am confident that if we can keep up our momentum, we will pass this bill through the full Senate with broad, bipartisan support.
Sincerely,
MARTIN HEINRICH
United States Senator
United States Senator
