Jeff Bingaman: “I'm sorry that we are losing Senator Salazar as a member of this committee and a member of the Senate, but I'm delighted…”

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

I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and that I be permitted to call up amendment No. 3344 and ask for its immediate consideration. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

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

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…