I strongly believe that we can give our military and intelligence officers the tools they need to protect the American public without abandoning our basic decency. The use of torture and other abusive techniques are not only morally repugnant, but they are ineffective and do great damage to our Nation's credibility with respect to our commitment to human rights.
Discussing concerns over interrogation techniques and the treatment of prisoners in military commissions legislation.
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First we would want a person as Secretary of Energy who had a knowledge of science and engineering.
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.
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