It is not my suggestion that the Red Cross reports on conditions in prisons or anything else be provided to us. All I am saying is if our Department of Defense turns over information to the Red Cross--as it is required to do under the Geneva Conventions--we ought to have access to that.
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I think all of us, if we were choosing a Secretary of Energy, would want to choose somebody with those attributes.
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.
It's important that we have a person with substantial knowledge and many varied skills in order to succeed.
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.
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