Jeff Bingaman: “I urge quickly Congressional consideration of the proposed designations as soon as possible.”

The President, in my view, could not have chosen a better nominee for the position than Mike.

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.

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

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