It`s generally easier going about your business as a provincial politician if the national leader is of different stripe.
These women, out of fear of reprisal, contacted Senator Allard for help.
They have indicated they are going about the appropriate due diligence, background checks, and I understand they have interviewed him. Senator Allard is pleased that they are looking at an individual on the original list and that the process seems to be moving forward.
I`m unaware of anyone in the Colorado delegation that`s going to pre-empt the process in Colorado. This is not just a Pueblo issue. This decision belongs to the people of Colorado.
If there is not a more important national issue than Iraq, I don`t know what it is.
Senator Allard wants them to look at the Air Force Academy from leadership through process.
He has said for a long time that it`s a national security issue, our reliance on foreign oil. We haven`t built a new refinery in this country in two decades. I think what`s happening here is things are coming home to roost.
The entire intent of this amendment and this agreement is to solve Betty Dick`s problem, solve the Park Service`s problem. In Sen. Allard`s opinion, this is a win-win situation.
Sen. Allard testified in front of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee last year that a number of hurdles have to be cleared before he could support this legislation, including putting it to a statewide referendum. The issue is larger than just Pueblo County.
He has said for a long time that it`s a national security issue, our reliance on foreign oil, ... We haven`t built a new refinery in this country in two decades. I think what`s happening here is things are coming home to roost.