"I am sorry Solyndra happened. We lost $500 million."
"There has been no showing of wrongdoing by anybody in this administration due to the Solyndra loan loss."
"I still think it is a good idea."
"It is an essential tool in avoiding bankruptcy and avoiding seeing the company go under."
"Will this legislation, then, jeopardize future or current DOE loans?"
"Now, in your time as Acting Director of the Loan Programs Office, have you received any political pressure from the White House to approve a loan your office deemed not qualified for a loan?"
"So let me just ask, if one of these companies to which you have a loan guarantee gets into difficulty, if this legislation goes into place, you wouldn't have the capacity to negotiate a restructuring ..."
"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."
"The American people elected us to govern, and on something like this it is our obligation to find consensus."
"I find this piece of legislation to be a no-brainer. It is more than a two-fer."