John Hansen: “I was impressed with how well he understood the legislation, how he…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1998

I was impressed with how well he understood the legislation, how he read the bills, how his knowledge of figures and understanding was awesome. He could come into our caucuses or on the floor, he could come up with figures faster than anyone I ever met, but then I found out he was Dr. Nielson, Professor of Statistics at the BYU, and I could understand that. Around here, whenever you wanted to know something on the floor about a bill, you would see Howard Nielson and ask him. He could give you chapter and verse, both sides of the argument, and he was a real resource, and I always noticed a lot of people huddling around him because he had such a great understanding of what was going on.

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Reflecting on the contributions of Howard Curtis Nielson during his time in the state legislature and Congress.

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