John Salazar: “I will not tolerate the kind of improper actions highlighted in the Inspector General's findings.”

He recognizes that energy development should not override other public land and environmental priorities.

There's no substitute for good science to guide the kinds of issues that you talk about with the Fish and Wildlife Service.

failure here is not an option.

There are some realities that are going to hit this committee, the Members of the Congress, the President-elect and all of us, and that is, that we are in some very tough economic times.