and somebody who i believe is destined to be one of the greatest secretaries in history, ken salazar is here. please give ken a big round of applause. it is nice to be back. it's nice to take a break from the going onin washington. i'm thrilled to spend time with the folks in this state. you've got bears, moose and elk. in washington, you just have mostly bull. so this is a nice change of pace. being in montana. i especially want to thank katie for her introduction. where'd katie go? there she is right there. katie's willing to talk about such a painful experience is important. because we have to understand what's at stake in this health care debate. katie's story is the kind of story that i've read in letters all throughout the campaign and every day when i'm president. i hear about them in town halls all across america. the stories of hard working people who are doing the right thing. they're acting responsibly, only to find out that they're penalized only because others aren't doing the right thing. because others aren't acting responsibly. on tuesday, i was in new hampshire taking

be one of the greatest secretaries of the interior in our history, former senator from colorado, ken salazar is here. please give ken a big round of applause. it is nice to be back. it's nice to take a break from the goings on in washington. i am thrilled to have a chance to spend some time with the folks in this beautiful state. after all, here in montana, you have got bears and moose and elk. in washington, you just have mostly bulls. so this is a nice change of peace being in montana. i especially want to thank katy for her introduction. [ applau [ applau [ applause ] >> where did katy go? her willingness to talk about such a painful experience is important. we have to understand what's at stake in this health care debate. katy's story is the kind of story that i've read in letters all throughout the campaign and every day when i am president. i hear about them in town halls all across america. the stories of hard-working people who are doing the right thing. they are acting responsibly, only to find out that they are penalized because others aren't doing the right thing, because others a

he is speaking on behalf of the secretary of the interior, ken salazar. >> on behalf of secretary ken salazar, you saw it pleased to be here. -- i am please to be here. i thank you, and the secretary does, for your leadership on this important issue. we are entering a new day for energy production in the united states, a time for more efficient use of energy from all sources. together, this is the foundation of a clean energy era. as a president obama has said, there is a choice before us. we can remain the world's leading importer of oil and -- or become the leading exporter of clean energy. the department of the interior manages 20% of america. these lands that only include some of our treasured landscapes, but also some of the most productive energy areas. until recently, energy production of focus has been on conventional resources including oil, gas, and coal. insuring these resources is essential to our energy security, but we also have undeveloped potential on our public lands and under the leadership of president obama and secretary salazar, we are pursuing these opportunities

i want to thank especially ken salazar because he's been leading the way on these, especially in the west. [ applause ] as we grapple with enormous challenges like health care, the worth of generations past reminds us -- reminds us of our duty to generations yet to come. so there is no doubt that the recovery plan is doing what we said it would. putting us on the road to recovery. not solving all problems, unemployment is still way too high. but we just saw last week that the jobs picture is beginning to -- signs that business investment is coming back. that doesn't mean we're out of the woods. even before this extraordinary financial crisis, we had an economy that was working pretty well for the wealthiest americans, working pretty well for wall street bankers, big corporations, but it wasn't working for everybody else. it was an economy, a bubble and bust. it was an economy in which the average worker, their wages and incomes flat lined for a decade. it was an economy that rewarded recklessness over responsibility. we can't go back to that kind of economy. if we want this country t

i want to thank especially ken salazar because he's been leading the way on these vital issues, especially in the west. as we grab hold of enormous challenges like health care, the work of generations past, reminds us of our duty of generations yet to come. there's no doubt that the recovery plan is doing what we said it would. putting us on the road to recovery. it's not solving all problems, unemployment is still way too high. but we just saw last week that the jobs picture is beginning to turn. we're starting to see signs that business investment is coming back. but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods. even before this extraordinary financial crisis, we had an economy that was working pretty well for the wealthiest americans, working pretty well for wall street bankers, for big corporations, but it wasn't working so well for everybody else. it was an economy of bubbles and busts, it was an economy in which the average worker, their wages and incomes have flat lined for a decade. it was an economy that rewarded recklessness over responsibility. we can't go back to that kind of econo

he is speaking on behalf of the secretary of the interior, ken salazar. >> on behalf of secretary ken salazar, you saw it pleased to be here. -- i am please to be here. i thank you, and the secretary does, for your leadership on this important issue. we are entering a new day for energy production in the united states, a time for more efficient use of energy from all sources. together, this is the foundation of a clean energy era. as a president obama has said, there is a choice before us. we can remain the world's leading importer of oil and -- or become the leading exporter of clean energy. the department of the interior manages 20% of america. these lands that only include some of our treasured landscapes, but also some of the most productive energy areas. until recently, energy production of focus has been on conventional resources including oil, gas, and coal. insuring these resources is essential to our energy security, but we also have undeveloped potential on our public lands and under the leadership of president obama and secretary salazar, we are pursuing these opportunities

interior in the history of the united states, tim salazar. [ applause ] but i left things in good hands with the outstanding congressman and brother of ken, john salazar. [ applause ] your outstanding governor of this great state, bill ritter is here. [ applause ] as well as the extraordinary first lady of the state, jeannie ritter is here as well. [ applause ] two of the finest young senators that we've got in washington right now, senator mark udoll and senator michael bennett. [ applause ] i want to thank the hospitality of grand junction mayor bruce hill. [ applause ] and finally, i want to thank hilly bishop for the invocation and i want to thank the central high students for their national anthem and pledge of allegiance. thank you, guys. [ applause ] oh, and central high principal jody deer who is here. [ applause ] it turns out school starts in two days.

i want to thank ken salazar, because he has been leading the way on these vital issues, especially in the west. as we grapple with enormous challenges like health care, the work of generations past reminds us of our duty to generations yet to come. there is no doubt that the recovery plan is doing what we said it would, putting us on the road to recovery. it is not solving all problems. unemployment is still way too high, but we just saw last week that the jobs picture is beginning to turn. we are starting to see signs that business investment is coming back. but that does not mean we are out of the woods. even before this extraordinary financial crisis, we had an economy that was working pretty well for the wealthiest americans, working freewill for wall street bankers, the big corporations, but it was not working so well for everybody else. it was an economy of bubbles and busts. it was an economy in which the average worker's wages and incomes had flat line for a decade. it was an economy that rewarded recklessness over responsibility. we cannot go back to that kind of economy. if

one of the greatest secretaries of the interior in our history, a former senator from colorado, ken salazar is here. please give ken a big round of applause. [applause] it is nice to be back. it is nice to take a break from the going on in washington. i am thrilled to have a chance to spend some time with the folks in this beautiful state. after all, here in montana you have that bears, moose and elk. in washington and you just have mostly bowl. [laughter] so, this is-- that is a nice change of pace. [applause] [laughter] i especially want to thank katie for her introduction. [applause] where did katie go? there she is right there. katie's willingness to talk about such a painful experience is important, because we have to understand what is at stake in this health care debate. katie's story is the kind of story that i have read in letters all throughout the campaign and every day when i'm president. i hear about them in town halls all across america. the stories of hard-working people who are doing the right thing. they are acting responsibly, only to find out they are penalized because ot

one of the greatest secretaries of the interior inner history, the former senator from colorado, ken salazar is here. please give him a round of applause. [applause] it is nice to be back, nice to take a break from the goings on in washington. i am thrilled to have a chance to spend some time with the folks in this beautiful state. here in montana you have bears, moose, and elk. in washington, you just have mostly bull. [laughter] so, this is-- that is a nice change of pace. [applause] [laughter] i especially want to thank katie for her introduction. [applause] where did katie go? there she is right there. katie's willingness to talk about such a painful experience is important, because we have to understand what is at stake in this health care debate. katie's story is the kind of story that i have read in letters all throughout the campaign and every day when i'm president. i hear about them in town halls all across america. the stories of hard-working people who are doing the right thing. they are acting responsibly, only to find out they are penalized because others are doing the right th

and i want to thank especially ken salazar because he's been leading the way on these vital issues especially in the west. as we -- as we grapple with enormous challenges like health care, the work of generations past reminds us of our duty to generations yet to come. so there is no doubt that the recovery plan is doing what we said it would. putting us on the road to recovery. it's not solving all problems. unemployment is still way too high, but we just saw last week that the jobs picture is beginning to turn, we are beginning to see signs the jobs picture is coming back but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods. even before this extraordinary financial crisis, we had an economy that was working pretty well for the wealthiest americans, working pretty well for the wall street bankers, for big corporations but it wasn't working so well for everybody else, it was an economy of bubbles and busts. it was an economy in which the average worker -- their wages and incomes had flatlined for a decade. it was an economy that rewarded recklessness over responsibility, so we can't go back to that ki

one of the greatest secretaries of the interior in our history, a former senator from colorado, ken salazar is here. please give ken a big round of applause. [applause] it is nice to be back. it is nice to take a break from the going on in washington. i am thrilled to have a chance to spend some time with the folks in this beautiful state. after all, here in montana you have that bears, moose and elk. in washington and you just have mostly bowl. [laughter] so, this is-- that is a nice change of pace. [applause] [laughter] i especially want to thank katie for her introduction. [applause] where did katie go? there she is right there. katie's willingness to talk about such a painful experience is important, because we have to understand what is at stake in this health care debate. katie's story is the kind of story that i have read in letters all throughout the campaign and every day when i'm president. i hear about them in town halls all across america. the stories of hard-working people who are doing the right thing. they are acting responsibly, only to find out they are penalized because ot

department of interior, speaking on behalf of interior secretary ken salazar. >> thank you chairman, boxer, ranking member in who have and members of the committee. on behalf of secretary salazar, i am pleased to be here to speak about the work underway at the department of interior, to transform our energy economy to one based on clean and renewable natural resources and i thank you and the secretary does for your leadership on this important issue. we are entering a new day for energy production and use in the united states, a time of increased renewable energy from domestic sources and more efficient use of energy from all sources. together, these are the foundation of a clean energy era that will improve the environment and create jobs. as president obama has said, there's a choice before us, we can remain the world's lead willing importer of oil or we can become the world's leading exporter of clean energy. the department of the interior has the responsibility of managing approximately 20% of america. these lands not only contain some of our most treasured landscapes and histori

one of the greatest secretaries of the interior in our history, a former senator from colorado, ken salazarbig round of applause. [applause] it is nice to be back. it is nice to take a break from the going on in washington. i am thrilled to have a chance to spend some time with the folks in this beautiful state. after all, here in montana you have that bears, moose and elk. in washington and you just have mostly bowl. [laughter] so, this is-- that is a nice change of pace. [applause] [laughter] i especially want to thank katie for her introduction. [applause] where did katie go? there she is right there. katie's willingness to talk about such a painful experience is important, because we have to understand what is at stake in this health care debate. katie's story is the kind of story that i have read in letters all throughout the campaign and every day when i'm president. i hear about them in town halls all across america. the stories of hard-working people who are doing the right thing. they are acting responsibly, only to find out they are penalized because others are doing the right thi

another bill was the seller fix for the secretary of the interior, ken salazar, whose salary had to bead voted on pay raises while he was a member of the senate. here we are. there are many committees, 19 house and 16 senate committees. of course, they covered different subject matters. actions get placed on the committee calendar and then they get marked up inç committee, literally marked up. amendments are introduced and they may not go anywhere. they may get tabled. there, leave their referred to subcommittees', so the real work takes place at a lower level. reported a bill out, well, a bill is reported out literally with a report attached to it and this is the discussion and recommendations of the committee. there may also be a minority report if the minority side does not agree with these recommendations. they can make that known. then the build its place on a calendar and this varies greatly between the two houses, so we will not go into all of those details. but there are different calendars to get placed on and basically, it is up to the majority leader in the senate and the s

to be enacted was public law 111-1 which was the salary fix for the secretary of the interior, ken salazar who's salary had to be reduced in order for him to take the office since he had voted on pay raises, he was a member of the senate. okay. here we have, there are many committees, 19 house and 16 senate committees. they cover different subject matters. actions get placed on a committee calendar. and then they get marked up in committee, literally marked up. amendments are introduced, and they may not go anyway. they may get tabled. and very commonly, they are referred to subcommittee. so the real work takes place at a lower level. reporting a bl out. well, a bill is reported out literally with a report attached to it. this may afflict the amendments, the discussion and the recommendations. this may also be a minority report. if they don't agree, they can make that known. then the bill gets placed on the calendar. but there are different calendars to get placed on. and basically, it's up to the majority leader in the senate and speaker in majority leader in the house as to rho the bills