Jeff Bingaman: “I hear good things about you. I think you are on a road to a successful confirmation.”

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.

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

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.

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