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Local voice on national program
Dan Keppen asked about
Interior nominee on NPR
Klamath Falls Herald and
News
December
17, 2008
The executive director of the Family Farm Alliance, which represents Klamath Basin agricultural interests, was interviewed Tuesday for National Public Radio’s show “All Things Considered.”
Dan Keppen was asked his opinion about President-elect Barack Obama’s reported nominee for Secretary of Interior, Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar. Obama is expected to make the announcement later this week.
In a transcript of the interview available on NPR’s Web page, Keppen says Salazar’s understanding of the issues will be important.
“… the people I represent in rural communities are going to want somebody as Secretary of the Interior that understands rural issues,” he said. “It looks like many of the folks that might be opposing or upset about Sen. Salazar’s appointment are activist groups from urban areas.”
The interview is available at www.npr.org. Salazar has worked as a waterlaw attorney, as director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, as the state attorney general and as a U.S. senator.
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