Jeff Bingaman: “We thank Senators Bingaman and Murkowski for introducing this bill and also thank Senator Lugar who played a key role in…”

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

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

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 19, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The…

let me thank my colleague, Senator Udall, for his overly generous comments and indicate that 30 or 40 years from now when he retires from the Senate, I will be glad to make similar comments about his service. I could make similar comments…