Jeff Bingaman: “There's no question that Mr. Norris is superbly qualified to continue his service in this critical regulatory…”

I wouldn't be here without it.

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.

We fully support Chairman Bingaman's caution that any temporary storage facility must not become a permanent one.

It seems to me we have sort of three different issues, and maybe more than three.