78 Quotes by Ken Salazar

My concern is that he will appoint somebody who is a right-wing ideologue, ... If in fact he does that, I will be leading the fight against the confirmation, even if that means being at the point of the spear.

On principle, I am not opposed to selling U.S. Forest Service parcels, but I am troubled by the idea of doing it to fill a budgetary need.

I have heard from one Colorado farmer in Kit Carson County who has estimated that in order to harvest this year, he will need an additional $46,000 to cover fuel costs alone,

I am sorry that it has been interpreted as going beyond that point,

Frankly, we don't understand what the true motivation was,

I don't think he would vote to overturn Roe vs. Wade,

He has great professional credentials to start with, so I think that's a positive indicator for him, ... He doesn't have the baggage of other judicial nominees that have been highly controversial.

He does not foresee a situation in which he would run for governor at this time,

Here's how I put it to them, ... I said, 'I have no intention to run for governor. There are other candidates out there who can do a great job as governor of Colorado.'