WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following opening statement at the Subcommittee on Energy hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Bridging the Valley of Death: ARPA-E's Role in Developing Breakthrough Technologies." ARPA-E is the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. * * * We have an opportunity to explore American research and development in the Department of Energy's ARPA-E program and hear about som  more