Jeff Bingaman: “That bill failed to deal with fuel economy, and that failure will haunt the Nation for years to come.”

He knows the crucial role that Congress plays in setting policy and in overseeing how that policy is carried out.

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.

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

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