Jeff Bingaman: “I send a modification to the amendment to the desk and ask that it be considered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…”

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

It seems to me we have sort of three different issues, and maybe more than three.

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

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…