Jeff Bingaman: “Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Murkowski, and Members of the Committee, this concludes my statement.”

It's important that we have a person with substantial knowledge and many varied skills in order to succeed.

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.

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

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