John Warner: “This committee had a great deal to do with the establishment of the legislation which created the 55 Weapons of Mass…”

Judging from my own experience, these four resumes constitute an extraordinary body of knowledge needed in these respective positions and needed by our country at a critical time.

It is a moving experience for me to reenter this room. I served on this committee for 30 years.

Good luck to each and every one of you, and to the importance of the confirmation process.

I'm hopeful someday Congress will pass a, one of those words, comprehensive bill on a whole range of energy directives because our country is waiting desperately for it.