Jeff Bingaman: “If the US wants to be a global leader in clean energy technologies, it must address this issue in particular, above all…”

let me thank my colleague, Senator Udall, for his overly generous comments and indicate that 30 or 40 years from now when he retires from the Senate, I will be glad to make similar comments about his service. I could make similar comments…

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

I wouldn't be here without it.

I wish to take a few minutes to speak about what needs to be done before we leave town, before we shut down this session of the Congress. In my view, Congress needs to do five things before the end of the year to head off difficulties for…