mr. kaiser and others, would get their money back before the taxpayers did. and so this 1705 program, and the 1703 program, in my view, put the government in as a venture capitalist in risky projects. and we know they're risky because solyndra's already bankrupt, abound solar is bankrupt, beacon power is bankrupt, nevada geothermal has no positive cash flow. first wind has withdrawn its i.p.o. and having significant financial problems. so the president was not really developing a sound policy to stimulate the economy. he was developing -- providing money to risky venturers to push america into green energy before the technology was really available. so this legislation simply puts an end to the program. now, i would be the first to say that there's still -- may i have one additional minute? there's still $34 billion left. we have 50 companies that have presented applications to the department of energy. they spent a lot of money so to just cut it off right now would be basically unfair. i would like to end it right now but it would be unfair. but let me just