I think that what the new majority budget does it, it actually undercuts Medicare.

Protecting our critical infrastructure from cyber attacks is, of course, of vital importance.

the increased interconnection and the smart--development of the smart grid, it is a really valuable part of our system

Do you think they need that authority?

That information, it could determine the behavioral patterns of the residents in the home, correct?

These new technologies can be easy prey for hackers or terrorists who seek to bring down unprotected networks.

Can you talk about that for a minute?

I happen to think--and I would be happy to work with you--if there is a business like yours that is actually doing this plus more, they should be able to get a waiver from that regulation.

You don't think that we should get rid of the environmental laws, do you?

Overly burdensome regulations are not in anybody's best interest.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. You forgot to mention the other two witnesses.

With respect to these environmental regulations--the Regional Haze, the Utility MACT, the Coal Ash, all that--your main problem is you want to know what are the rules and how are you going to comply with them?

The wholesale elimination of the Clean Air Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act or environmental regulations or food safety, that is not the way to go about this.

Weak demand is business owners' biggest problem.

The reauthorization of MDUFA should be bipartisan, so I urge all members of the committee to work together on this critically important program.

In my 15 years on this committee, we have had a strong tradition of thorough and meaningful bipartisan investigations.

But let me be clear: None of us on my side of the aisle are here to defend or to apologize for the actions of anyone in the administration or in the White House in particular.

I was certainly... if you didn't make that concession, then Solyndra would go into bankruptcy and the chances of recovering that money would be greatly lessened or zero.

I have been on this subcommittee for 15 years. I don't believe that I have ever seen a Secretary, a Cabinet Secretary, of either party in any of the three administrations I have served under patiently give us so much time.

This investigation, we all believe, is of critical importance to the American public, both so we can get to the bottom of what happened to over half a billion dollars of taxpayer money in the short term and also to ensure the knowledge we…

Unfortunately, instead of conducting a serious inquiry into the facts relating to Solyndra and the lessons we can learn from this case, the majority, to date, as evidenced by my colleague's opening statement, has focused on firing partisan…

we're all concerned about the failure of this Solyndra situation because the taxpayers are out almost half a billion dollars

I would like to hear from Secretary Chu about the lessons we can learn from DOE's experience with restructuring the Solyndra loan guarantee.

Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to put that email in the record so it is clear.

We cannot and we should not give up.