Steven Chu: “Nuclear power plants will provide long term economic benefits.”

If I look at other countries and how they are borrowing from our playbook--we have a long history of funding our research and development through our national labs, through our universities, and even in some companies.

This budget helps reduce our reliance on oil by developing the next generation of home grown bio fuels and by accelerating electric vehicle research, development, and deployment.

President Obama has a plan for the United States to win the future by out-innovating, out-educating and out-building the rest of the world while at the same time addressing the deficit.

To promote economic growth and strengthen security, President Obama has called for an 'all-of-the-above' strategy that develops every source of American energy.