March 10, 2006
INHOFE PRAISES INTERIOR SECRETARY NORTON
“Gale Norton is a visionary, and has exhibited strong leadership as the first female Secretary of the Interior.” WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today praised Gale Norton’s service as Secretary of the Interior upon learning of her resignation. “Gale Norton is a visionary, and has exhibited strong leadership as the first female Secretary of the Interior,” Senator Inhofe said. “Her focus on promoting cooperative conservation is not only yielding results for the environment, it is engaging ordinary Americans, making them part of the process and not the victims. Most importantly, I admire her adherence to strong Western values. “As chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I have held firmly to the belief that the bureaucracies we oversee are here to serve the taxpayer and not rule over them. Cooperative conservation is making government work better for Americans, and Secretary Norton has played an important role in helping change how our Federal government functions and oversees our public lands. “I wish her the very best as she returns to her home out West.”
“Gale Norton is a visionary, and has exhibited strong leadership as the first female Secretary of the Interior.” WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today praised Gale Norton’s service as Secretary of the Interior upon learning of her resignation. “Gale Norton is a visionary, and has exhibited strong leadership as the first female Secretary of the Interior,” Senator Inhofe said. “Her focus on promoting cooperative conservation is not only yielding results for the environment, it is engaging ordinary Americans, making them part of the process and not the victims. Most importantly, I admire her adherence to strong Western values. “As chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I have held firmly to the belief that the bureaucracies we oversee are here to serve the taxpayer and not rule over them. Cooperative conservation is making government work better for Americans, and Secretary Norton has played an important role in helping change how our Federal government functions and oversees our public lands. “I wish her the very best as she returns to her home out West.”