Al Franken actually said...

"This is the first year it was not reauthorized. Usually it is renewed every year, usually by unanimous consent."

"I would underscore that myself and this is something that, I think, we need to get done."

"This longer term vision can especially be seen in his discussion with stakeholders about how to build a market for ARPA-E technologies, to avoid the dreaded 'valley of death' between development and c..."

"Dr. Majumdar is exactly the type of person this country needs leading our efforts to develop and deploy energy technologies to meet the challenges of climate change and national security."