Jeff Bingaman: “We appreciate the committee's commitment to finding solutions that address our Nation's economic and energy challenges.”

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.

In December 2010 U.S. Senators Tom Udall, Tom Harkin, and Jeff Bingaman requested an independent study from the National Academy of Sciences on whether chimpanzees are necessary as invasive research subjects.

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