Steven Chu: “I urge this committee and the Senate to look closely at this issue in the coming months, and I look forward to working…”

We think it played a very important part in actually helping not only, you know, innovative companies, but also established companies, in developing a new line of automobiles with advanced technology that get better mileage and are at high…

No, I don't think it's a proper way to do business.

I wonder whether some of these long-term subsidies for energy, whether big oil or big wind, might be better spent for energy research.

pound for pound, dollar for dollar, he felt that ARPA-E was the most effective use of government resources he has seen in a long time.