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SCALISE: Zinke ‘A Great Selection’ for Interior Secretary

December 15, 2016

METAIRIE, La.—Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) to serve as Secretary of the Interior:

“President-elect Trump made a great selection for Interior Secretary in choosing my friend and colleague Ryan Zinke. Not only is Ryan an American hero for his exceptional military service as a SEAL Team commander, he is also a rock-ribbed conservative who understands the importance of expanding energy production and reversing the war on coal to create more jobs and lower energy costs.

“As a Montanan, he also understands the importance of properly managing federal lands, and especially reversing the economic damage done in the western states through the last eight years of President Obama's radical policies. We know that safe and responsible drilling is critical to America's energy security, and President-elect Trump's selection of Ryan Zinke sends a strong message that he wants to create more jobs and finally establish America as the world leader in energy production.

“Ryan has been a valuable member of my Whip Team, and we will miss his leadership in the House, but our loss is the country's gain.”

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