Jeff Bingaman: “Both Dr. McNutt and Dr. Majumdar are extremely well qualified for the positions to which the President has nominated…”

The President, in my view, could not have chosen a better nominee for the position than Mike.

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.

He knows the crucial role that Congress plays in setting policy and in overseeing how that policy is carried out.

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