Jeff Bingaman: “We ought to be requiring that they do adopt these best practices where there's general agreement that these are best…”

I wouldn't be here without it.

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

He has demonstrated, on numerous occasions, his ability to find solutions to very difficult problems and to find solutions that could gain the support of Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike.

I would certainly like to thank Senator Bingaman, who just retired just very recently, for the strong support that he has shown me over the years, and including support for this nomination.