Jeff Bingaman: “Onshore oil production increased 14 percent in 2009.”

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

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…

Second, we would want a person with demonstrated managerial abilities.

We fully support Chairman Bingaman's caution that any temporary storage facility must not become a permanent one.