The White House is rebuffing a subpoena from House Republicans seeking documents on the solar panel company, Solyndra, which received a half-a-billion-dollar federal loan guarantee then went bankrupt. White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler responded Friday to two Republicans on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, one day after the subpoena was authorized on a […]
White House Pushes Back on Solyndra Subpoena
White House to Review Energy Department Loans
The White House has ordered an independent review of U.S. Energy Department loans after the solar panel company, Solyndra, received a half-a-billion-dollar federal loan guarantee then went bankrupt. White House Chief of Staff William Daley Friday said the review of the Energy Department’s loan program would be conducted by Herb Allison, a former Treasury Department […]
U.S. Lawmakers Question Solyndra Executives
Two top executives of a bankrupt solar panel company appeared before a U.S. congressional hearing Friday, but invoked their right not to answer questions. Members of House Energy and Commerce Committee questioned Solyndra chief executive Brian Harrison and chief financial officer W.G. Stover about the federal loan guarantee the company received before going bankrupt. But […]