Bill Foster actually said...

"But there's a real need for something like ARPA-E to fill gaps in the private-sector research and development."

"Thank you. And I guess I'd like to start off by just seconding all the praise that's been showered on ARPA-E for its achievements to date and my gratitude to Bart Gordon for his role in initiating thi..."

"The question here is not whether or not this problem is real but rather what is the most cost-effective way of solving it."

"I think one of the difficulties I've heard pronounced is that it's simply finding a very large number of small leaks is not cost-effective in terms of the savings in natural gas."