Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Our Country Has Suffered From An On-again, Off-again Energy Policy That Has Failed To Get Us To Energy Independence. As President Obama Has Said, We Need A Comprehensive Energy Plan For The Country That Includes Conventional Resources Like Oil And Gas, But That Also Takes Advantage Of Wind, Solar, Biomass, Geothermal, And Other Renewable Resources.

Growing Up In A Very Rural And Remote Area In Colorado's San Luis Valley - One Of The Poorest Counties In The United States - Essentially Created The Framework Of Values From Which I Operate. I Stand Up For The Little Guy. I Fight Discrimination At All Levels. I Fight For An Inclusive America.

On The Native American Front, We Have Turned A New Page In The 400-year History Of The Interface Between The American Settlers Of This Country And The Nation's First Americans. That's Included A New Relationship Where The Sovereignty Of Tribes Is In Fact Recognized.

It's A New Day At The Department Of Interior, And We Need To Examine What Makes The Most Sense For The American People. These Are American Resources And American Treasures, And We Need To Make Sure We're Providing The Right Kind Of Protection, Oversight And Stewardship Of These Resources For The American People.

Americans Pay Up To 1,000 Percent More To Fill Their Prescriptions Than Consumers In Other Countries - That Is An Alarming Statistic.