Jeff Bingaman: “Last year we, the world, learned a hard lesson through the Deepwater Horizon disaster.”

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

I'm honored to be here with Senator Udall to strongly support the nomination of Mike Connor for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior.

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

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.