These costs are not accounted for in the President's budget request.
I want to commend you. This has been a very tough year for the Department.
I hope you will be willing to do that.
Just like every other member of this committee, I'm concerned about our Federal spending, I'm concerned about the debt, I'm concerned about ...
Using a more efficient internal combustion engine, in the short term, can help us reduce our dependence on oil and lessen our carbon emissio...
I think it is appropriate that our first official hearing today is with Secretary Chu regarding the Department of Energy proposed budget.
I was pleased to see that DOE's budget proposal increased funding for biomass and biorefinery systems.
I generally think moving to electric vehicles is a laudable goal, but I think we must be realistic about how quickly we can get there.
One would hope we could get more bang for our buck.
In the 5 months that BP managed this claims process... they only distributed $359 million Gulf-wide.
It has been 9 months since the oil spill. Fifty-seven percent of claims in my State of Alabama remain unpaid.