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On the recordNovember 16, 2011
the Republicans attack renewable energy because they claim it's too expensive, but Solyndra failed because solar is getting too cheap.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey argues that the failure of Solyndra is due to falling solar prices, contradicting Republican claims.

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