Jeff Bingaman: “We know Senator Bingaman is committed to energy production as well as the environment.”

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.

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.

It's important that we have a person with substantial knowledge and many varied skills in order to succeed.

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