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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: Let me talk quite candidly about my fellow Arizonian who has a decidedly different interpretation of reality. In a…

On the recordJune 19, 1996
Let me talk quite candidly about my fellow Arizonian who has a decidedly different interpretation of reality. In a western caucus meeting I brought forth a speech that Governor Babbitt made on two occasions, now as Secretary Babbitt, once at Tufts University, on the other occasion in Colorado Springs, where he essentially said that those of us who have honest disagreements on how best to balance the priorities of the economy and the environment were, quote, guilty of the greatest sneak attack on America since Pearl Harbor, end quote. When I asked him politely, ``Now, Governor, do you really believe that?'' he gave us the same aw shucks grin and said, ``Oh, come on now, J.D., you know how the game is played.'' Mr. Speaker, let me make this point, let me make this point to all the American Nation, Mr. Speaker. This is not a game.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York

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Addressing comments made by Governor Babbitt regarding environmental and economic priorities.

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