Rep. Stearns: White House, DOE Broke Law in Solyndra
Friday, 04 Nov 2011 11:15 AM

By Paul Scicchitano and Ashley Martella

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inShare inShare0 The White House and Department of Energy appear to have broken the law in rushing though a taxpayer-guaranteed loan for the now-defunct Solyndra Inc., according to the chairman of the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV on Thursday, Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., said it appears that officials violated the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with respect to the $535 million DOE loan guarantee to the California-based Solyndra.

“The administration, Department of Energy, I think broke the law. And so we have lots of questions,â€