Political Quotes

“I am very glad to stand today and voice my support for Gale Norton as this country's next Secretary of the Interior. After meeting with Ms. Norton and sitting in on her confirmation hearings, I am convinced she is the right person for the job. Not only am I impressed with her good ideas and her willingness to listen, but I am impressed with the balance of thought she will be bringing to the Department. She knows that the challenges in that Department are probably larger than any other department in Washington, DC. She also has an idea about how she wants to deal with them. As a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and also a member of the Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations, I look forward to working with Ms. Norton. If confirmed as the next Secretary of the Interior, she will be called upon to appear in front of these committees, and she will ultimately be held responsible for the workings of the agencies under her supervision. When we have questions or concerns about the National Park Service or the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, just to name a few, we will come to her. I am grateful for that because I think what we are looking for, more than anything else, is balance instead of activism.”