I Don't Think Anyone Can

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.

I Work Hard And I Have A Standard Of Excellence - And I Expect Everyone At The Interior Department To Meet That Same Standard. I Delegate A Lot. I Might Appear To Be Doing A Lot Of Different Things, But There's A Strong Team Helping Me. I Believe We're Going To Have The Strongest Team Of Any Agency In The Obama Administration.

With Leading Research Universities, The National Renewable Energy Laboratory And Private Companies Like Blue Sun Working On Developing Alternative Fuels, Colorado Is Poised To Become An International Leader In Clean Energy.

Frankly That's What Makes Such A Big Difference Between President Obama On One Hand And Mitt Romney On The Other. Gov. Romney Has Not Walked In Those Shoes Of The Ordinary Americans And Frankly I Don't Think He Has The Capacity To Quite Understand The Struggle That The 98 Percent Of Americans Go Through Every Single Day.

My Family Has Spent 400 Years Farming On The Banks Of The Rio Grande. We Know The Value Of Hard Work, Love Of The Community, Love For Water And Land.