John Salazar: “I think we have failed in many aspects of that and would hope that that would be one of the areas that you would be…”

the last thing we want to do is to drive ranchers, some of whom have been using these lands for five-six generations, essentially off the lands and into bankruptcy.

We can't be hostage to the whims of dictators from the Middle East or other places around the world.

It is an honor and a privilege to come before you today, feelings matched only by the pride I bring to this chamber as I introduce to you President-elect Obama's nominee for Secretary of the United States Department of Interior, my…

It is very difficult to justify diverting even more resources to manage paperwork for a permit that is duplicative of other regulatory programs and has no appreciable environmental benefits.