What I finally did in 1995 was I said, I'm going to get out of this town and I'm going to go out West. Bruce Babbitt finallytownwest Change image and share on social
Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict. Bruce Babbitt conflictcruciblejob Change image and share on social
Look, I think by the time my case was over and other ones, everybody on both sides of the aisle in Congress said we can't run a government by this kind of process and they repealed the law and that's good. Bruce Babbitt aislecasecongress share on social
I wouldn't miss this opportunity for anything. For the chance to work on these conservation issues, to serve my country, to work for this president, I'd do it all over again, every single minute. Bruce Babbitt chanceconservationcountry Change image and share on social
I'm going to go out and get everybody together and say I think we ought to protect this for generations to come. Now, let's get down to work and walk the land and talk about the conflicts and get everybody involved. Bruce Babbitt conflictgenerationinvolve share on social
Well, it's not a pleasant experience. And it's a terribly political process, because that thing was initiated by the Congress and by, you know, our adversaries in the Congress. Bruce Babbitt adversarycongressexperience Change image and share on social
Well, what I tried to do is simply to get out on the land. And when I came to Washington, I think one of the mistakes we made early on was kind of having an ideological dispute up in the Congress. Bruce Babbitt congressdisputeearly Change image and share on social
We've set aside tens of millions of acres of those northwestern forests for perpetuity. The unemployment rate has gone not up, but down. The economy has gone up. Bruce Babbitt acreeconomyforest Change image and share on social
Obviously I wouldn't have said that three or four years ago in the midst of it. But I really believe that. It's been a marvelous and important experience. Bruce Babbitt agoexperienceimportant Change image and share on social
Protecting all this land, working with the President to establish all these monuments, to, you know... I think the President has a land protection record that's second to no one in this century, maybe Teddy Roosevelt. Bruce Babbitt centuryestablishland share on social
