Jeff Bingaman: “the only bona fide expert on education in the Senate, as far as I know having run a school district, a very large school…”

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.

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

as Hurricane Sandy was bearing down on our own east coast, causing tremendous damage, a supertyphoon named Bopha was also striking the small Asian Pacific nation of Palau. The U.S. Embassy in Palau issued a declaration on December 5. In…

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