Jeff Bingaman: “As Senator Bingaman has said, U.S. oil production is at its highest level since 2003.”

earlier today, the Senate voted to grant permanent normal trade relations to Russia by a vote of 92 to 4, and I strongly supported that bill. To extend PNTR to Russia, we had to repeal an out-of-date policy that was adopted during the Cold…

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

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

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 19, 2012. The PRESIDING OFFICER. With objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Finance