"But there's a real need for something like ARPA-E to fill gaps in the private-sector research and development."
"I think it's a very bad predictor of success, but it's one of the--it's easily measurable, so we use it, but it's not at all good."
"So how much of this has to do with what I view frankly as a sort of assault on the patent system that's happened in the last several years, led actually by Congress."
"I would also like to thank Representative Perlmutter, Representative Heck, and the other bill sponsors for their long work on this issue."
"the image of Representative Perlmutter sitting alone at the witness stand with a smile like the cat that just ate the canary is an image that we will all cherish forever."
"I have grown truly tired of introducing myself as the only Ph.D. natural scientist in the U.S. Congress."
"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."
"I think it is--that for a long time has been one of our most effective tools."
"I think I can speak for the entire delegation from Illinois, that that currency must be named for Abraham Lincoln."
"If you are looking at methods for distinguishing tungsten from gold, you could look at low-frequency or medium-range gammas and x-rays."
"Have you looked at the adoption curves in those countries that have made this rapid transition and factored that into your planning?"