Excerpts From The Hill
“House Republicans are pushing forward with their request for all internal White House communications related to the now-bankrupt solar firm Solyndra, including President Obama’s emails.
“In a letter to White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler on Tuesday, top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee argue that the White House should turn over internal emails and documents related to the $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra. They rejected arguments from the White House that it has already turned over hundreds of documents, and said efforts by other administrative agencies are not enough …
“The White House late last week denied the request by Republicans on the committee, noting that the White House Office of Management and Budget, the Treasury Department and the Energy Department have provided more than 70,000 pages of documents in recent months …
“But Upton and Stearns, in their new letter to Ruemmler this week, push back against her reasons for keeping the documents from the committee …
“Republicans on the panel are investigating the administration’s decision in 2009 to finalize a $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra, the California solar company that filed for bankruptcy in early September.
“Republicans have alleged that politics played a role in the approval of the loan guarantee and the decision to restructure the agreement in February …
“The investigation has not uncovered evidence of political favoritism, but emails show that the White House pressed administration officials to make a swift decision on helping Solyndra. They also show that there was disagreement within the administration on the wisdom of approving the loan guarantee.”
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