Media Contact: Frank Quimby (202) 208-6416
For Immediate Release: February 11, 2009

On Thursday, February 12, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will testify before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on his views and priorities on American Indian issues. The full committee hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room SD 628.

Who: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar

What: Secretary Salazar’s testimony before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee

When: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009

Where: Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD 628. Constitution Avenue and Second Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

Media: The Senate Indian Affairs Committee handles media requests concerning the hearing. For information on the Secretary's testimony after the hearing, contact Interior's Office of Communications at 202-208-6416