Jeff Bingaman: “Preserving these majestic forests as wilderness is consistent with the goals of the existing land management plan and…”

I think all of us, if we were choosing a Secretary of Energy, would want to choose somebody with those attributes.

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.

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.