Wayne Gilchrest: “This is not the perfect bill. There are very few bills that come before the House that are perfect. I think there is a…”

“This is not the perfect bill. There are very few bills that come before the House that are perfect. I think there is a recognition that within a 20-year time frame the administration would like to relieve ourselves of the burden of fossil fuels, become independent of foreign sources of energy, and protect and improve the environment by burning hydrogen, fusion and other alternative sources. The things that are good about this bill are, they do promote, maybe not as much as all of us want to, but they do promote alternative sources of fuel. One of the most exciting is fusion, which is not necessarily 50 years away, but maybe within a couple of decades. Another powerful, positive reachable energy source of fuel is hydrogen. Hydrogen is probably the most pervasive element in the universe. And if we can do what the administration wants to do, perfect this technology, when you burn hydrogen, it is a source of independence for the United States; when you burn hydrogen, the exhaust is water.”