Jeff Bingaman: “I would ask that you think about setting aside a significant proportion of those funds, 15, 20, 30 percent for the…”

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

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

I wouldn't be here without it.

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