Jeff Bingaman: “I have been a forceful advocate over time for a carbon charge approach, as opposed to cap and trade.”

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.

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

I wouldn't be here without it.

Second, we would want a person with demonstrated managerial abilities.