Steven Chu: “We believe it is an issue of great public importance that the Administration has chosen to restrict religious freedom…”

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

We believe that that ATVM loans, for example, the loans to Ford and to Nissan, saved or generated many, many thousands of jobs.

I cannot guarantee that everyone who is fracking is doing it that way, but certainly what appears to be is that a lion's share of the people are doing it responsibly.

The American taxpayer has every right to expect that there is a reasonable chance for repayment of the loans we give out.