U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member of the Agriculture, Energy and Veterans Affairs Committees

 

2300 15th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

 

 

For Immediate Release

October 18, 2005

CONTACT:    Cody Wertz – Press Secretary

                        202-228-3630

Jen Clanahan – Deputy Press Secretary

                        303-455-7600

 

Sen. Salazar & C. Boyden Gray Agree Faith Should Not Be a Consideration for Judicial Nominees

Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Ken Salazar and C. Boyden Gray, nominee for United States Ambassador to the European Union, met today and discussed his nomination. Senator Salazar and Mr. Gray agreed to the following statement in the meeting:

“We agree that the faith of a person should not be a consideration on their nomination or confirmation for any judicial position in the United States.”

The statement addresses Senator Salazar’s concerns leading to his hold on the nomination. Therefore, Senator Salazar will lift the “hold” he had placed on Mr. Gray’s nomination.

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