Jeff Bingaman: “The offsets proposed today are not new, and I don't believe that they have the support needed to move this bill forward.”

I wouldn't be here without it.

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.

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

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