The loss of taxpayer dollars in the Solyndra bankruptcy is a serious problem.
The key decisions on the loan guarantees were made purely on the merits.
this is a prodigious waste of time, waste of opportunity, loss of opportunity for the United States to really become com...
So let me just ask, if one of these companies to which you have a loan guarantee gets into difficulty, if this legislati...
Instead, the DOE and Solyndra oversight have been designed to make cheap political points in an election year.
It is a political statement rather than a serious policy proposal.
the committee, under the leadership of my Republican colleagues, has been blundering around, crashing into walls, findin...
This is a hearing for politics. That is all it is.
The American people elected us to govern, and on something like this it is our obligation to find consensus.
There has been no showing of wrongdoing by anybody in this administration due to the Solyndra loan loss.
Will this legislation, then, jeopardize future or current DOE loans?
Denying the science and refusing to recognize the laws of nature is completely irresponsible.
I still think it is a good idea.
We need to act to reduce carbon pollution; and there are a range of options for doing that.
It is an essential tool in avoiding bankruptcy and avoiding seeing the company go under.
Now, I am a strong proponent of oversight, and I think that we do need oversight.
I see none of that happening today.
I join my colleagues on both side of the aisle in frustration and anger on the failure of Solyndra.