June 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 109 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONFIRMATION OF ROB WALLACE

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I would like to say just a few words 
about Rob Wallace, the newly confirmed Assistant Secretary for Fish, 
Wildlife, and Parks at the Department of Interior.
  I have known Rob for over 35 years. Without question, Rob is the 
right person for the job. Throughout his long and distinguished career, 
Rob has struck the proper balance between wildlife management, habitat 
management, and the use of our public lands.
  In terms of wildlife conservation, Rob is way up there in terms of 
his commitment. Rob's experience and leadership in Wyoming and in our 
Nation's capital are ideally suited for this critically important 
position.
  Throughout his 45-year career, Rob has served in a variety of jobs 
that directly relate to the two Federal agencies he has been nominated 
to oversee. Rob began his career as a seasonal park ranger in Grand 
Teton National Park. Since then, Rob has served in a number of 
positions. He has been Assistant Director of the National Park Service, 
chief of staff for Wyoming Senator Malcolm Wallop, staff director for 
the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee--a committee on 
which I currently sit. He has been chief of staff for Wyoming Governor 
Jim Geringer, and manager of U.S. Government Relations for the General 
Electric Company.
  Rob currently serves as the president of the Upper Green River 
Conservancy. It is the Nation's first cooperative conservation bank. 
Rob cofounded the Upper Green River Conservancy. It protects core sage 
grouse habitat in the ecologically rich and the energy rich Upper Green 
River watershed in Southwest Wyoming.
  He built an innovative partnership of ranchers, conservation groups, 
energy companies, investors, and other stakeholders. Rob is also the 
founding member of the board of the Grand Teton National Park 
Foundation, a group of people absolutely working together, committed to 
the Grand Teton National Park. It promotes the park's cultural, 
historic, and natural resources. He has also served on the boards of 
many organizations dedicated to conserving wildlife and enhancing our 
national parks.
  Rob's nomination passed the Environment and Public Works Committee by 
unanimous vote, and a near-unanimous reported vote in the Committee of 
Energy and Natural Resources.
  Rob Wallace is an outstanding choice for this position of Assistant 
Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks. He is the right person for the 
job, and I am so pleased the Senate has now confirmed his nomination.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Florida.

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