Ed Markey actually said...

"Solar has big coal and big nuclear and the established energy sector scared stiff, and they've enlisted the Republican party to do something about it."

"There's a global race to become the leading maker of solar technology, and we have some fierce competitors."

"Who we should really be talking about are not the bureaucrats at DOE, but the bureaucrats in China, who have made a strategic decision to drive foreign competitors out of the solar market."

"the Republicans attack renewable energy because they claim it's too expensive, but Solyndra failed because solar is getting too cheap."