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Fred Upton: “The central focus of the investigation is to understand why DOE did and what it did and how we find ourselves with this…”

On the recordNovember 16, 2011
The central focus of the investigation is to understand why DOE did and what it did and how we find ourselves with this taxpayer-funded debacle.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton emphasizes the need to investigate the Department of Energy's actions regarding Solyndra's loan.

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