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Haley Stevens: when I came to the Senate, I brought with me a little sign I used to keep on my desk as a lawyer. It was the four-way…

On the recordMay 14, 1997
when I came to the Senate, I brought with me a little sign I used to keep on my desk as a lawyer. It was the four-way test of the Rotary Clubs of America. It says, ``Of the things we think, say, or do, is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?'' A little over 10 years ago, I stood on this floor and I had in my hand a flier that had been issued by the Wilderness Society. It had a picture of Mount McKinley National Park and Wonder Lake--that is in the park--on the front of it, with the word ``sold'' stamped on it. That indicates somehow or other that logging was going on in Mount McKinley National Park near Wonder Lake. There is another picture that talked about logging 800-year-old hemlock trees in a rain forest. As a matter of fact, those photographs were of redwood logs on trucks in California, on a California highway, and we identified the highway. To his great credit, the former Senator from Wisconsin, Senator Gaylord Nelson, withdrew that pamphlet and called me and told me he was doing that.
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Haley Stevens
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the importance of truth and fairness in political discourse.

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