Jeff Bingaman: “We believe that the Secretary's order represents a failure to recognize and appreciate the mission Congress designed for…”

We ought to be encouraging that. That should not be something that we just do for 3 years or 5 years.

I think all of us, if we were choosing a Secretary of Energy, would want to choose somebody with those attributes.

I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Wednesday…

First we would want a person as Secretary of Energy who had a knowledge of science and engineering.