U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member of the Agriculture, Energy and Veterans Affairs Committees

 

2300 15th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 

For Immediate Release

March 16, 2006

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 Sen. Salazar Statement on Nomination of Gov. Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior

WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senator Ken Salazar released the following statement today in reaction to President Bush’s announcement that he intends to nominate Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior:

“I am glad the President plans to nominate a Westerner as the next Secretary of the Interior.

“I look forward to a full, open and honest review of the Governor’s record and views on our Nation’s public lands and resources, including the issues of oil and gas drilling leases, federal and state water rights and the sales of our public lands.

“Governor Kempthorne is a former Senator, so I am confident that he understands and respects the Senate’s Constitutional responsibilities in this process. I look forward to his testimony before the Senate Energy Committee.”

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