Jeff Bingaman: “If enacted, the majority staff draft circulated by the Committee would be a landmark step in the development of the…”

He has demonstrated, on numerous occasions, his ability to find solutions to very difficult problems and to find solutions that could gain the support of Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike.

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.

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