Jeff Bingaman: “I believe it is important to keep this goal in mind as we look at these programs today.”

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 want to first, of course, commend the Senator from Virginia for his great leadership here in the Senate on a whole range of issues. He has served with great distinction here, and it has been an honor for me to serve with him. So I…

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