Orrin Hatch: “I have to say with these two fine Senators we have in the Senate, both of them supporting this nominee speaks volumes of…”

“I have to say with these two fine Senators we have in the Senate, both of them supporting this nominee speaks volumes of the fine man he is. But I have also heard from a couple of my colleagues whom I respect that they have "serious concerns." Governor Leavitt has had a "careless disregard for water and air," "a disturbing tendency to ignore regulations," "a hands off approach." He is a "rollback administrator." As I understand it, those statements were made this morning. The distinguished Senator from Illinois said that Governor Leavitt has "turned his back on the wilderness." He also said that "Utah is one of the biggest polluter States in the Nation." I cannot blame him too much for making that statement because he is just quoting some of the irresponsible people in the environmental field who basically have totally ignored the facts, which I am going to speak about in a minute. I am grateful to these two leaders for the kind way they have handled this nomination and for the effective way they have handled it so we will have a final vote on one of the finest Governors in this land to head one of the most difficult agencies in this land.”