Jeff Bingaman

The Rogue River legislation which I have authored with colleagues to expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area by 60,000 acres.

We need to find ways to make the data in forecast that EIA creates more readily available to its stakeholders including the Congress, the public and others.

I want to, hopefully, carry on that tradition at the Energy Information Administration.

I would love to get the Energy Information Administration to promote best practices in data collection and management by all of our State and Federal partners.

I've got, sort of, 4 basic ideas, I think, that guide my efforts at the Energy Information Administration.

There's no question that Mr. Norris is superbly qualified to continue his service in this critical regulatory responsibility.

The committee will meet this morning to consider 4 nominations.

When any of our States privatize an existing toll road, it, of course, shifts the responsibility to operate and maintain that toll road to a private entity and gets a cash payment in return. Under existing law, these privatized toll roads…

I believe it is important to keep this goal in mind as we look at these programs today.

We've got to move from a 180-day school year to maybe a 200-day school year

The areas to be studied are those suitable and feasible for inclusion and not the entire island.

I ask that you support the bill for passage.

Thank you for introducing S. 2146, the Clean Energy Standard Act (CES) of 2012 and for your continued leadership on clean energy issues.

I commend you for introducing the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012.

REMA applauds Senator Bingaman's leadership in on renewable and clean energy legislation.

It does seem as though if you're looking for cost-effective ways to provide useful health care, this kind of a program for kids in schools, where you could line up the kids and provide the services to a lot of kids at one time, it would…

Medicaid in Louisiana provides a level of reimbursement. Is it an adequate level of reimbursement to cover your costs, or not?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I want to recognize Senator Bingaman for his tremendous leadership in these oral health provisions.

Your leadership and dedication have not only advanced the energy and environment debate in Washington, but have also helped create state renewable policy across the country.

I do believe that domestic production is important, robust domestic production is important.

I believe, especially given the challenges of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Department has acted properly in continuing to focus on safety issues.

I'm pleased that the budget includes increased funding for renewable energy development on public lands.

The Department of Energy's budget request cuts funding in mature technology areas and provides increased resources for the most promising clean energy innovations

This is an investment in the Nation's energy future that will boost our economic growth and global competitiveness