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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: STATEMENT OF AMBASSADOR BILL RICHARDSON ON HIS CONFIRMATION BY THE U.S. SENATEI am very grateful that the Senate has moved forward expeditiously and unanimously to confirm my nomination. I want to thank my good friend and fellow New Mexican Senator Domenici for his strong support and wise counsel. I am also especially appreciative for the support and tireless efforts from Chairman Murkowski, Senators Bingaman, Helms, and Craig to move my nomination forward.I look forward to taking on the significant responsibilities and challenges of leading the Department – protecting our national security, advancing the frontiers of science and technology, helping to solve the challenge of global climate change, cleaning up waste sites throughout the country, working to bring down the cost of electricity to the American people, and ensuring a balanced energy portfolio for our nation. I want the Department of Energy to be one of the finest cabinet agencies. I want the American people to know the Department is working for them. I am committed to developing better communication among states, local communities, tribes and the Department so we can improve progress on cleanup. One of my first priorities will be to meet with consumers, environmental groups, public health groups, business leaders, contractors and elected representatives to establish better communication so that we can all work together. It is an honor to have the confidence of President Clinton for this important job and to receive such strong, bipartisan support from the United States Senate. Before assuming my new position, I will take a long-delayed vacation with my family. Until then, I will retain my position as U.N. Ambassador.
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