Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"Chairman Bingaman and other Senators on this Committee should be commended for their work on enacting Section 215."

"I appreciate that this is a very tricky balance."

"It is up to Congress to set national energy policy."

"We thought in the 2005 energy bill that we had dealt with this to a significant extent, but obviously, I think history has demonstrated that we did not do all that needed to be done."