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

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.

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

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

I wouldn't be here without it.