Dirk Kempthorne
Dirk Kempthorne
Dirk Arthur Kempthorneis an American politician who was the United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009, serving under President George W. Bush. A Republican, Kempthorne previously served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1993 to 1999 and as the 30th Governor of Idaho from 1999 to 2006. He is known for his conservative views, particularly on economic issues...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 October 1951
CountryUnited States of America
You have it within your grasp to be regarded as one of the greatest legislative sessions in the history of the state. If you're bold and if you're ready to aggressively reach for our future, all the ingredients are here. The opportunities are waiting for us.
What in the world is preventing us from declaring an urgent crisis and dealing with it?
These facts are in direct conflict with my ability as a governor to prepare for disaster or domestic terrorist attacks, we need a commitment from the federal government that the equipment that is left in Iraq will be replaced in quick order,
I must wait until the hearing itself before I make comments on specific issues. That's the prerogative of the Senate, that's the process, and so right now this is just an opportunity to say hello again to a number of my former colleagues and affirm that I look forward to working with them.
The nation's governors demonstrated today they are pragmatists and can put partisan politics aside to put forth a united front on key issues such as Medicaid reform, prescription drugs..., and affirmation that education is a priority,
It looks as though this may be the toughest fire season in Idaho's history,
Every night we have 40 to 50 new lightning strikes; 95 percent of those are being extinguished before they get started,
So these wonderful troops are going to experience the hospitality of America while these troops are going to help America,
The men and women who serve this nation and this state are our guardians of peace and they do so at great personal risk.
The conditions will only worsen. We're still in for a hot summer, ... These fires, they will not extinguish them, not until October or November will snow knock them out.