Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman for his comments, and I appreciate his opposition. I appreciate his reluctance even more than his opposition. I know the chairman has a large fan company in his district he is very proud of, and justifiably so. Those big fans need energy, Mr. Chairman. They need a good efficient energy, and ARPA-E is just the kind of agency to deliver that. ARPA-E, as our own mark and committee report notes, supports research that is aimed at rapidly developing energy technology whose development and commercialization is still too risky to attract sufficient private sector investment but is capable of significantly changing the energy sector to address our critical economic and energy security challenges. That is an excellent description of ARPA-E. By providing robust funding, we can help this vital Agency continue working on a wide range of programs that will benefit the United States, both in the short-term and for many years to come. These programs include improvements in petroleum refining processes, heating and cooling technologies with exceptionally high energy efficiency, and transportation fuel alternatives to greatly reduce our dependence on imported oil. So my colleague need not be so reluctant. He can join in support of this amendment. Again, it would basically split the difference between where the bill is now and what the President has asked for. It is a little less than the difference between the two.…”