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Patsy T. Mink: Mo Udall's legacy to this country is enormous, not only in the fields in which he labored... but he left a legacy of…

On the recordMarch 4, 1999
Mo Udall's legacy to this country is enormous, not only in the fields in which he labored... but he left a legacy of tremendous honesty, integrity and dedication to the basic principles of this country; and that is fairness, that is a love of the natural resources, a sense of pride and a conscious obligation to preserve and protect that which we have here within our boundaries.
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Patsy T. Mink
Hawaii

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Honoring the legacy of Mo Udall during a floor speech.

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