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DeGette Applauds Salazar Pick To Lead Interior

December 17, 2008

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today offered the followingcomments on the selection of Colorado Senator Ken Salazar to head theDepartment of Interior:

"I want to congratulate my friend and colleague Senator Ken Salazar onhis nomination as the next Secretary of Interior. President-elect Obamahas made another excellent choice in selecting a preeminent legislator,attorney, and policy maker with extensive experience in naturalresources, water rights, energy development, and wildlife issues. Ournation needs a strong Western voice like Ken's when it comes to themost pressing issues facing the Department of Interior such asconserving our natural resources, enforcing a balanced energy policy,protecting our wild places, and ensuring the safety of our endangeredspecies."