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

In December 2010 U.S. Senators Tom Udall, Tom Harkin, and Jeff Bingaman requested an independent study from the National Academy of Sciences on whether chimpanzees are necessary as invasive research subjects.

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

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

He has demonstrated, on numerous occasions, his ability to find solutions to very difficult problems and to find solutions that could gain the support of Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike.