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For
Immediate Release Pombo
Statement on Resignation of Secretary Gale Norton I am saddened by the
announcement of Secretary Norton's departure. The Secretary held one
of the most difficult Cabinet positions and did so with grace and
composure. For too long the important missions of the Department, to
facilitate access to and development of natural resources vital to a
prosperous and secure nation and stewarding our nation's resources
for future generations to enjoy, have been portrayed as mutually
exclusive. Gale recognized that need not be the case and worked to
find solutions that would achieve both of these important missions,
tapping the most important resource of all, human ingenuity. She
will be greatly missed. I wish her well
in future endeavors and I am confident she will continue to be a
leading voice for responsible environmental policies. ### |