Report Chronicles Solyndra’s Doomed Existence:The White House’s Rush to Approve Solyndra’s Loan Guarantee… The Admin’s Perverse Prioritizing of Media Events to Boast about Stimulus… DOE’s Restructuring that Violated the Law… The $1.4 Billion Loan to Prologis that Sec. Chu Championed with the Understanding it Could Save Solyndra… Billionaire George Kaiser’s Intimate Involvement as Solyndra Was Hurtling Towards Bankruptcy
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Committee Releases Extensive Report Detailing Findings of Solyndra Saga
August 2, 2012 |
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WASHINGTON, DC – The House of Representatives today continued its efforts to grow the economy and create jobs by passing the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act, H.R. 5865, by a vote of 339 to 77. This bipartisan legislation, authored by Reps. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), will develop a plan to help promote job growth and make American manufacturing more competitive.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its oversight of the Department of Energy’s management of our nation’s most sensitive nuclear facilities with a hearing to examine a range of management and administrative challenges confronting DOE, including the recent security breakdown at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
WASHINGTON, DC – Continuing its “Where the Jobs Are” hearing series, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today heard from a panel of witnesses on the growing demand for jobs within the applications (apps) marketplace. A rare bright spot in our struggling economy, the apps industry, particularly for mobile devices, is fueling job growth in towns and cities across the country.