WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: A new bill in the Senate will provide $20 million per year to some of the most endangered species in the United States, including butterflies, Hawaiian plants, freshwater mussels and desert fish in the Southwest. The bill was introduced late Friday by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.). The Senate bill, which mirrors legislat  more