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Ah Socialists/Progressives, spending other peoples' money and lovin it.
Solyndras CEO labeled President Barack Obamas administration The Bank of Washington.
Chris Gronet offered the description in an internal email one year before the company collapsed in 2010, costing taxpayers roughly $500 million.
The email was obtained and published by the Republican National Committee.
The Bank of Washington continues to help us! he wrote in the October 2009 e-mail, which sketched plans for Solyndra to exploit several additional federal programs and tax-incentives.
Some names fit, said Darrell Issa, the GOP chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Using the name of Bank of Washington has a legitimacy that I think will transcend this election, he said in a Thursday press conference called to highlight the Solyndra email.
Several White House officials had close ties to green-tech companies, and many green-tech executives have donated to Obamas political campaigns.
The company received numerous benefits from the Obama administration, which allocated roughly $60 billion to spur a variety of green-tech companies, including Solyndra.
Numerous companies have since collapsed, including Solyndra, costing the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars...
Read more: Solyndra CEO in email: Obama admin the 'Bank of Washington' | The Daily Caller
Solyndras CEO labeled President Barack Obamas administration The Bank of Washington.
Chris Gronet offered the description in an internal email one year before the company collapsed in 2010, costing taxpayers roughly $500 million.
The email was obtained and published by the Republican National Committee.
The Bank of Washington continues to help us! he wrote in the October 2009 e-mail, which sketched plans for Solyndra to exploit several additional federal programs and tax-incentives.
Some names fit, said Darrell Issa, the GOP chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Using the name of Bank of Washington has a legitimacy that I think will transcend this election, he said in a Thursday press conference called to highlight the Solyndra email.
Several White House officials had close ties to green-tech companies, and many green-tech executives have donated to Obamas political campaigns.
The company received numerous benefits from the Obama administration, which allocated roughly $60 billion to spur a variety of green-tech companies, including Solyndra.
Numerous companies have since collapsed, including Solyndra, costing the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars...
Read more: Solyndra CEO in email: Obama admin the 'Bank of Washington' | The Daily Caller