Better collaboration between DOE and NIH can be a win-win for both agencies and both missions.

It is just kind of a strange budget, but we will work with you and we will get it done.

I hope you know that those Republicans and Democrats are a little flustered by what is being proposed here.

I was always taught that you kind of reward success and punish failure; and yet, you are all sitting here saying we are doing such a great job in ARPA-E, finding out new things, great job in sciences, we are doing such a great job in…

We don't have a Columbia River anymore. We have a series of pools the fish now have to swim to.

I doubt very seriously that this committee is going to go along with the budget request. And, hopefully, I think we can have a 302(b) where we can address the deficiencies that are in this budget that are seen both by Republicans and…

I think zeroing out the weatherization program is a big mistake.

HALEU Fuel is required to operate most types of advanced reactions under development in the United States, but no commercial source currently exists.

I would just like to know why there is a benefit to it, and if there is a benefit to it.

It is important for us to maintain any ability to decarbonize the economy. We must have this type of power coming online.

I do want to thank you for the increase requested for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. That is, I think, one of the biggest challenges this country faces.

I can't believe that--or I can believe the savings that will come from not having to refuel these when you have life-of-the-ship reactors.

We are looking down through. There are some incentives we are looking at right now.

I want to thank you, personally, and your Department for working with Governor Little and Attorney General Wasden to update the Idaho settlement agreement.

I think one of the biggest challenges we face in this country in our security doesn't come from nuclear weapons being launched at us, while certainly that is a threat. I think the future attack on this country is going to be from cyber.

I thank Chairwoman Kaptur for calling this hearing.

I am just trying to make a standard across the Department.

I take very seriously the Federal Government's responsibility to remove nuclear, radioactive, and other hazardous waste materials from communities like Oak Ridge and other communities around the country.

I know that you support the President's budget, and that is kind of what you have to do.

I know Chairwoman Kaptur is very interested in these programs and so am I and so is this whole Committee.

The Federal Government has a responsibility to clean up five decades of nuclear weapons development and production.

It would seem to me that it would be wiser to seek the legislative changes that would be necessary to move ahead with interim storage.

The President's budget request for the Department of Energy shows a strong commitment to enhancing our U.S. national security.

This is not a good situation. I believe Congress needs to do something about it, and I have several ideas I plan to discuss further with my colleagues.

I think that is the proper role of government, it is do those things that need to be done...