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On the recordJuly 11, 2012
The Federal Government chose to give a $.5 billion loan guarantee to a company so inept that it has gone bankrupt and left the American taxpayer holding the bag.
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Ed Whitfield
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Whitfield criticizes the government's loan guarantee to Solyndra, emphasizing taxpayer loss.

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