Jeff Bingaman: “I think it is very important that we strengthen that legislation.”

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.

I think all of us, if we were choosing a Secretary of Energy, would want to choose somebody with those attributes.

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