Steven Chu: “If I am confirmed as Secretary of Energy, I commit to you that I will provide strong, focused, energetic leadership.”

Whether the investors are Republicans or Democrats did not enter into any decision as to whether we were going to fund the loan.

Today's hearing is part of the same anti-clean energy, anti-progress agenda that Republicans have been pushing for the last 21 months.

They've made this Congress the most 'Do Nothing' Congress in history.

If I look at other countries and how they are borrowing from our playbook--we have a long history of funding our research and development through our national labs, through our universities, and even in some companies.