I wanted to just let you know that's a concern of mine and it'll continue to be a concern of mine as we move forward.

Our military leaders must work to change the culture.

But the same policy also prevents them from ever obtaining a Federal job, and waivers to the policy are permitted.

I have been troubled by the fact that the Bush Administration has moved to open lands in environmentally sensitive areas to development.

If Congress enacts this legislation, we look forward to working with you, and with the City of Paterson to form a productive partnership for the present management of this Park.

Like President Obama, I am a strong believer in the right of Indian Tribes to self-government.

Conservation and renewable energy deserve much more emphasis than they have been given, and are the cornerstones of a climate friendly energy policy.

Eliminating fraud, waste and corruption in all Interior Department programs, including in the BIA, will be a priority for me.

The American Farm Bureau Federation, the nation's largest general agricultural organization, endorses the nomination of Ken Salazar to be secretary of the interior.

I am writing on behalf of the one-million members of The Nature Conservancy to urge confirmation of Senator Ken Salazar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior.

The United States suffers from reliance on imported oil and increasingly on imported natural gas.

A priority of my tenure will be economic development for Indian people.

Senator Salazar has had a distinguished and successful career in land and water conservation and management and is highly qualified to lead the Department of Interior.

I plan to continue working with the Committee and its Members in a cooperative, bipartisan way and in a manner consistent with my responsibilities to the President.

I assure you I will make it a high priority to resolve this decade plus-long litigation.

Both President Obama and I are on record as supporting the legislation introduced by you in previous Congresses to provide Native Hawaiians with an opportunity to establish a Native Hawaiian governing entity.

The 1872 mining law, which I've worked on a for a long time and know it well, is something that needs to be changed.

Fighting for Colorado's land, water, and people.