Jeff Bingaman: “In this age of increasing water scarcity why in the world would Congress agree to open a spigot of polluted water?”

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

In December 2010 U.S. Senators Tom Udall, Tom Harkin, and Jeff Bingaman requested an independent study from the National Academy of Sciences on whether chimpanzees are necessary as invasive research subjects.

I wouldn't be here without it.

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