Jeff Bingaman: “The purpose of the bill is to strengthen American manufacturing through improving industrial energy efficiency.”

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

It's important that we have a person with substantial knowledge and many varied skills in order to succeed.

I wouldn't be here without it.

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