Jeff Bingaman: “I believe that this language offers hope for the minnow and protection for the people of New Mexico.”

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

I thank my colleague Senator Leahy. Madam President, what is the pending business before the Senate now? Is it an amendment to this legislation? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Amendment No. 3371 is the pending business. Amendment No…

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

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