Bill Bennett: “I hope he will soon not be Utah's Governor because he has been nominated by the President to be the head of the EPA. On…”

“I hope he will soon not be Utah's Governor because he has been nominated by the President to be the head of the EPA. On the other hand, we will be sorry to lose him as Utah's Governor because he has done a truly outstanding job. Many of his qualifications have already been discussed here. As I did in the hearing, I would like to speak of him a little bit personally so Members of the Senate can get an understanding of who he is and what qualifications he brings to this particular assignment. Governor Leavitt and I first became well acquainted when we served together on a strategic planning group formulated to come up with a plan for the Utah State Board of Education. At the time, we were both considerably younger. He particularly looked quite young. He has the advantage of looking younger than he really is. As the Presiding Officer can relate, those of us who are bald look like we are 60 regardless of how old we may be. That is a disadvantage when you are 30 or 40. It becomes an advantage when you get beyond 60 because people think you are younger.”