Jeff Bingaman: “Senator Bingaman and members of the committee, I want to say that we can't do it alone and that Full-Service Community…”

I wouldn't be here without it.

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 years, and including support for this nomination.

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.