Mike Simpson actually said...

"The United States has world-class innovation capacity, a unique culture of entrepreneurship, well-developed capital markets, and the finest scientists, engineers, and workers in the world."

"Another issue that is kind of cross cutting, I guess, but a key challenge for energy systems of the future is the potential for development of hybrid systems."

"How complicated are we making this?"

"Last thing I want to touch on with you is that Congress funded the first three energy innovation hubs in fiscal year 2010."