Derek Kilmer actually said...

"I keep coming to the thought that we are missing an opportunity to make smart investments on the front end in resilience rather than waiting until these structures fail."

"I share the disappointment expressed by many of my colleagues that the administration is, once again, proposing elimination of ARPA-E."

"Thankfully, Congress, I think, has shown strong bipartisan support for the growing investments in ARPA-E."

"If we are not here to give a voice to people who don't have one, I am not quite sure why we are here."