From the Denver Business Journal:
Reactions to Ken Salazar Interior news
Congratulations are rolling in for U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, the presumptive nominee to become the nation’s next Interior secretary.
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce Salazar as his Interior choice later this week. Salazar would have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, in which he has served since 2005. Salazar is a Democrat who previously served as Colorado’s attorney general.
Several organizations and people issued statements Tuesday offering Salazar their congratulations and praising Obama’s choice.
From Marc Smith, executive director of the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States: “Sen. Salazar will provide a strong Western voice and will play a pivotal role in meeting the administration’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy security,” said IPAMS Executive Director Marc Smith.
From U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat from Colorado: “Sen. Salazar has been a leader on land, water and energy issues throughout Colorado and the West for decades. He is a fantastic senator and he will be an outstanding Secretary of the Interior. I know he will help President-elect Obama’s Administration preserve our Western values on these important issues.”
From Harris Sherman, director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources: “Sen. Ken Salazar is uniquely qualified for this critical assignment. There is no better person in the nation to step into this position. He will bring needed balance, judgment and experience to the nation’s natural resource programs during these pivotal times. This is great for the West and the entire country.”
From U.S. Attorney Troy Eid, who represents the district of Colorado: “Sen. Ken Salazar is a friend who has served Colorado with great distinction -— and will keep doing so as Interior Secretary.”
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