Steven Chu: “I am deeply honored that President-elect Obama has selected me to serve as his Energy Secretary and I thank him for his…”

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

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.

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.