robert stanton, senior adviser to the secretary of the interior, ken salazar. >> good morning. cretary salazar, distinguished members of the united states congress, honored members of the udall family, friends all. i am pleased to serve as your moderator for today's ceremony and to welcome you on behalf of secretary salazar and the men and women of the u.s. department of interior. i want to thank ms. fletcher of the bureau of land management and the honor guard for their contributions to the opening of this morning's ceremony. i would also like to thank the producer of the film "stewart udall," for granting us permission to show that outstanding documentary. i am also pleased to have members and former members of the united states congress. with us today is sheldon whitehouse from the state of rhode island. also the congressman john tanner and the former minority leader of the house of representatives. please join me in applauding these members of congress. [applause] we also have with us one of our own and one of our former owner, former secretary of the interior. dirk, we are

does not come into the chamber, but sits awaiting in case of a crisis, and it's ken salazar. we've heard different reports of what they do while they're waiting, as designated survivor. in the clinton administration, they said they ordered pizza. >> the president there with two kisses to his two appointees to the supreme court. >> members of the military, members of the court, have always had slightly mixed feelings about coming to what is in many ways, well, one of the members of the court called it a pep rally, they don't express emotion. they don't express opinions. it's a formal occasion for them. they watch what they do. >> and this is the first. the president shaking the hand of a republican speaker, john boehner. >> handing a copy of his speech, which has been done in each state of the union, to the vice president and to the speaker. >> i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you so much. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, please, have a seat. thank you. m

it was created by ken salazar after the deep water horizon accident to replace the former minerals management service. the mandate i received from president obamas and secretary salazar was as daunting and ambitious as it was urgent, to reform offshore energy development starting with the agency responsible for overseeing it. since that time, we have been working to make the changes necessary to restore the public 's confidence that offshore drilling and production are being conducted safely and with appropriate protections for marine and coastal and diamonds. my remarks today will address the changes that have occurred and are ongoing in the oversight of gas and oil operation on the enter -- on the outer continental shelf. this topic could not be more timely. the national commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill released its report. the report is a comprehensive analysis of the spill and the history and development of offshore drilling and the regulation of offshore drilling. i want to commend the commission and its staff for their hard work, their professionalism, and their willingn

it was created by ken salazar after the deep water horizon accident to replace the former minerals management service. the mandate i received from president obamas and secretary salazar was as daunting and ambitious as it was urgent, to reform offshore energy development starting with the agency responsible for overseeing it. since that time, we have been working to make the changes necessary to restore the public 's confidence that offshore drilling and production are being conducted safely and with appropriate protections for marine and coastal and diamonds. my remarks today will address the changes that have occurred and are ongoing in the oversight of gas and oil operation on the enter -- on the outer continental shelf. this topic could not be more timely. the national commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill released its report. the report is a comprehensive analysis of the spill and the history and development of offshore drilling and the regulation of offshore drilling. i want to commend the commission and its staff for their hard work, their professionalism, and their willingn

on behalf of ken salazar, thank you for attending this historic event and. -- event.ioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> tomorrow on "washington journal," a preview of the 112 congress with glenn thrush and lisa mascaro. then a discussion on social security, retirement, and pension programs with andrew biggs. later, a look at the latest report by the working poor bang families project with the manager of the organization, brandon roberts. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. tomorrow on c-span, all six of the declared candidates for the republican national committee chairmanship will debate for the first time. the list includes current chairman michael steele, the moderator includes -- moderator's include rubber norquist -- grover norquist. watch live coverage tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> calm in a time of anger and leadership in a time of uncertainty. that is what the nation asks of the united states senate. that is what this office demands of e to serve here. and a