Jeff Bingaman: “We thank Senators Bingaman and Murkowski for introducing this bill and for moving the discussion forward.”

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

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.

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

He has demonstrated, on numerous occasions, his ability to find solutions to very difficult problems and to find solutions that could gain the support of Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike.