Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"Chairman Bingaman, I commend you for convening this hearing to discuss an issue that is vital to the future well being of US manufacturing."

"Thank you very much."

"the request of the Senator Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."

"I had concerns that the publicly available budgets and meeting minutes for each of the programs suggested that consumer education was consuming a disproportionate share of program resources."