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Congressman Jim Hansen addresses Utah senators on ethics, public lands and defense

Utah State Senate · February 17, 1998
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Congressman Jim Hansen spoke to the Utah Senate in a Committee of the Whole about congressional ethics investigations, federal public-lands policy (including Lake Powell and forest management), base preservation and caution about rushed military action overseas.

Congressman Jim Hansen addressed the Utah State Senate during a Committee of the Whole on Feb. 17, covering a range of federal issues from ethics oversight to public-lands policy and national defense.

Hansen, who chairs the House ethics subcommittee at the time of his remarks, described the ethics workload and criticized what he called politically motivated allegations in campaign contexts. "A lot of campaign managers think it's very important that they find some scandalous thing…

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