Jeff Bingaman actually said...

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.

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 ...

We ought to be encouraging that. That should not be something that we just do for 3 years or 5 years.