Paul Tonko

Exactly. Right. And ARPA-E is the mimicking of that in an advanced research area of energy. Now we're going to sit there and battle over--perhaps denying dollars to concepts like this when we found out at the hearing that it is expertly…

Thank you, Representative Garamendi. Thank you for bringing us together for a very thoughtful hour of discussion about the need to invest in America's infrastructure. What I like about the comments made here are that we have the tools…

Representative Garamendi, thank you again for bringing us together. But when you speak to the history of the Erie Canal, it was devised because of economic tough times. This Nation was struggling at the moment, and we responded by…

I think there are a great number of things that we need to invest in in order to make it happen; but let me preface that response with a description, if you will, of the 21st Congressional District. As I stated earlier, we are a chain of…

And did the Republican staff ask you to check on their facts and conclusions?

So as we heard already from Dr. Majumdar, there are cases of innovation, of technology transfer and of expediting, moving along, developing the market, transforming the market.

ARPA-E could apply the successful DARPA model to the energy sector.

Well, does it live within, is it a conclusion that they live within the context of the statute?

It seems as though they have been complied with by ARPA-E folks. It would seem to me that simple fairness would dictate that the Committee acknowledge and congratulate Dr. Majumdar on his accomplishments.

That might be something that the country needs right now. We need that reinforcement if we are going to compete effectively in an innovation economy race around the world.

On rollcall No. 1 I was delayed. Had I been present, I would have voted ``present.'' Personal Explanation

At the expense of the taxpayer, Members of the House of Representatives were called back to Washington to conclude business on a payroll tax extension. The truth of the matter is we never even voted on the bill. Why, perish the thought…

As we come to the close of yet another calendar year, and as we move well into the Federal fiscal year, much work remains to be done for America's hardworking middle class families, the working families of this country that make our…

Representative Garamendi, thank you again for leading us in what has been a very important discussion about job creation and job retention in our country. And I couldn't agree more than with your sentiments that include this concern about…

While my statement mimics a well-known seasonal classic, it is shared in all seriousness and with a sense of greatest urgency. 'Twas the week before Christmas when all through the House, A cry echoed much louder than a roaring mouse. Don't…

So now there is more determination by America's middle class families to have it fixed and done correctly. And the other thing is, I'm reminded, every time I go home, by middle class Americans, modest household incomes, that: We're job…

Might I suggest that during this holiday season, as the American public struggles to pay bills that range from gas bills to groceries that are required for their mortgages, again, the focus should be on job creation. And the payroll tax…

Let me just talk about a point of clarification, too, to add to that discussion. On this whole tax fairness, people have approached me. They've said, Now, explain to me--because they hear different scenarios. They were imagining that there…

So many of these programs, including the longstanding Medicare program, are looked at sometimes in dollars and cents and argued about how they're improved or not improved. But sometimes lost in the whole discussion is the value added, the…

You know, this is a statement of underpinning of support for middle class, for working families, for small business. It's the engine that's making it happen. {time} 1850 Small business, the investment we can make, not only the tax cut we…

Representative Garamendi, thank you again for bringing us together with this request for a Special Order. If Representative Kaptur could just take us back to that second chart that she shared with us earlier this evening and the…

I thank the gentlewoman from Ohio. Thank you very much for kicking us off on a wonderful hour of discussion as to a plan to revitalize our economy and to grow the opportunities for our working families across this country. President Obama…

I thank the Representative from Michigan for the opportunity to speak to this measure and to really express concern about the inordinate time that we are spending on measures that allow us to harm the air that we breathe and the water that…

Right. And so they're saying, Well, whoa, we've been flatlined for so long, and this exponential rise for the highest in the income ladder's outcome.

I hope that our witnesses today have some advice about how to get that uncommitted money moving to create more jobs and to fuel a more robust level of economic growth.