Jeff Bingaman: “How can you think 'wilderness on the border', which locks the public and the Border Patrol out of those areas, to be…”

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

I want to first, of course, commend the Senator from Virginia for his great leadership here in the Senate on a whole range of issues. He has served with great distinction here, and it has been an honor for me to serve with him. So I…

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.

Repositories are the only technically, economically and morally viable solution.