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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: we might entitle this, ``What I Learned on Summer Vacation.'' The fact is, going back home, we reorient ourselves to the…

On the recordSeptember 6, 1995
we might entitle this, ``What I Learned on Summer Vacation.'' The fact is, going back home, we reorient ourselves to the great and good common sense of the American people. Did I hear uniformity among the constituents of the Sixth District of Arizona? Of course not. Good people can disagree, but overwhelmingly the people of the Sixth District of Arizona told me, ``Stay the course, stick to your principles, work hard to reform this government.'' Indeed, we have heard today already broad bipartisan consensus, and so in that spirit of bipartisanship, I extend my hand to my friends on this side of the aisle, saying the problems we confront are too great for politics as usual. Let us get about the business of governing America.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York

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Addressing the need for bipartisan cooperation in government reform.

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