Jeff Bingaman: “I would ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…”

The President, in my view, could not have chosen a better nominee for the position than Mike.

I'm honored to be here with Senator Udall to strongly support the nomination of Mike Connor for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior.

In December 2010 U.S. Senators Tom Udall, Tom Harkin, and Jeff Bingaman requested an independent study from the National Academy of Sciences on whether chimpanzees are necessary as invasive research subjects.

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