Jeff Bingaman: “The President, in my view, could not have chosen a better nominee for the position than Mike.”

I rise today to introduce a resolution, along with my colleague Senator Tom Udall, recognizing the centennial anniversary of New Mexico's statehood. For over 100 years, New Mexico, the ``Land of Enchantment,'' has enriched the Nation with…

I want to first, of course, commend the Senator from Virginia for his great leadership here in the Senate on a whole range of issues. He has served with great distinction here, and it has been an honor for me to serve with him. So I…

We ought to be encouraging that. That should not be something that we just do for 3 years or 5 years.

First we would want a person as Secretary of Energy who had a knowledge of science and engineering.