Jeff Bingaman: “It's a sobering reality to see oil begin to impact the shorelines and know that this well is not yet under control.”

I thank my colleague Senator Leahy. Madam President, what is the pending business before the Senate now? Is it an amendment to this legislation? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Amendment No. 3371 is the pending business. Amendment No…

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

I wouldn't be here without it.

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.