Steven Chu: “We believe it is an issue of great public importance that the Administration has chosen to restrict religious freedom…”

We think that research, development, and demonstration of those advanced biofuels is something very much in the interest of the United States.

Today's hearing is part of the same anti-clean energy, anti-progress agenda that Republicans have been pushing for the last 21 months.

Whether the investors are Republicans or Democrats did not enter into any decision as to whether we were going to fund the loan.

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.