06.04.15

Grijalva on Mary Kendall Nomination for Interior Inspector General: “She Deserves a Swift Confirmation Untainted by Partisan Politics”

Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement on the nomination of Mary Kendall as Inspector General of the Interior Department.

“Mary Kendall has served with distinction as acting inspector general even as Republicans have obstructed and criticized her office, and she deserves a swift confirmation untainted by partisan politics. Her fair, even-handed treatment of Department personnel, her honest handling of sensitive issues, and her personal integrity are beyond dispute, and I wholeheartedly support her nomination. Republicans who have demanded that she support their unfounded conspiracy theories and blanket criticisms of hard-working Interior Department officials will no doubt criticize her and question her fitness for office. They should be asked to support their claims with serious evidence or withdraw them. Inspectors general are supposed to follow the information and tell the truth whatever it may be, and Mary Kendall has performed those duties admirably for years. She should be confirmed so we can move on to the important business of protecting our natural resources rather than playing partisan games.”