John Hickenlooper

The Biden administration has made significant efforts to really begin making inroads into reaching out to the minority communities when it comes to COVID-19 response and the vaccination effort.

I have been, like many people, concerned about the slow response with the Shuttered Venues money going out.

I think that the SBA has done a remarkable job throughout the entire pandemic, transforming itself into an enterprise that was willing to evolve in very rapid transitions.

President Biden's Executive Order on tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad put a pause on oil and gas leases.

Clearly too many urban children are not having access to parks and to green spaces.

I appreciate you all taking the time to come down here.

I think we need to look at both sides of the ledger.

We know that over a 20-year period, methane is very harmful to the environment.

I love the work that you guys are doing.

What effect would it have--and a lot of people are talking about some sort of a price on carbon.

I love that collaborative effort that you have on so many of these.

I think this is a great panel.

Thanks so much. I appreciate that, Madam Chair, and thank you for holding such an informative session today.

I recognize how important it is that small businesses be able to address some of the real challenges that we are facing right now.

I personally have always said that it`s not just physical, it`s the organizational elements that allow us to have a growing economy and hopefully one that`s more equitable.

Well, there`s certainly a level of coolness towards bringing that corporate tax back up.

I think there were definite -- a, there was a positive energy first, and we may not have come together on some of the particulars, but there was I think a general optimism and a belief that we were all there and we all felt that this was…

It is not just climate change and it is not just the issues around the natural, the life sciences, but it is our national security.

Yes, and I love the partnership approach that we see so often within those organizations and institutions at DOE.

I think recognition that nuclear is one of the central ways we can cost-effectively, reliably, and resiliently reduce greenhouse gas emissions

I think this is an opportunity where we can really push back on that.

I could not agree more and I do appreciate--I am not sure which one of you mentioned the Colorado School of Mines, but I know a couple of the kids out there that are really engaged in studying the future of nuclear power.

One of the great challenges of developing new nuclear energy assets beyond the cost is the fear

One of the benefits that comes out of a crisis is we do see our economy and the businesses that create it and the nonprofits that create it, you know, with a clarity, both in terms of the challenges but also the opportunities.

We need to do a better job of going back into the SBA and looking at how do we take these lessons learned and make it part of their DNA.