Jeff Bingaman: “Thank you Chairman Bingaman and colleagues for giving me the opportunity to discuss climate and water issues with you.”

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.

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

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