I also wanted to ask you that your budget request cuts research for carbon capture, utilization, and storage by nearly $100 million.

I remember when I worked for President Carter and I wasn't on his energy team, but he wanted to put solar up on the building.

I would want to encourage you to think about the building envelope better reflecting what you do.

I hope that your inquiry leads you there.

I also wanted to say in terms of methane digesters, many of our large animal facilities can't find a methane digester that doesn't break down.

I am reminded of a quote from Robert Kennedy, 'Some people see things as they are and say why, I dream things that never were, and say, why not.'

Without these critical Federal investments we won't be able to move early-stage R&D forward and really continue to launch companies to the stage that private investors will pick up the work.

Are you having difficulty finding qualified civil servants to fill your vacancies?

Rep. Oberstar complaining all the time about why can't we get those solar panels up there at the Department of Energy?

There is nothing like seeing and believing.

I am so disheartened to see that the budget request proposes to eliminate the Solar Ready Vets Program.