Jeff Bingaman: “Senator Bingaman, through time consuming and thoughtful work found real compromise and balance.”

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

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

He knows the crucial role that Congress plays in setting policy and in overseeing how that policy is carried out.

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