Jeff Bingaman: “I think this shift away from Federal protection and oversight is problematic in the area of hazardous fuels reduction.”

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

First we would want a person as Secretary of Energy who had a knowledge of science and engineering.

I'm honored to be here with Senator Udall to strongly support the nomination of Mike Connor for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior.

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.