December 16, 2008

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) issued the following statement concerning the nomination of U.S. Senator Ken Salazar to be Secretary of the Interior.

“I want to congratulate my friend and colleague, Ken Salazar, on this nomination. 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.”