Bingaman Cited in Leaked White House Memo

Jeff Bingaman

Sen. Jeff Bingaman was cited as a reason against pulling funding for a federal-loan guarantee program according to a leaked memo from the Barack Obama administration. The Wall Street Journal reported that the memo warned against pulling the funding because it would upset Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The memo cited a $1.3 billion loan for a wind farm project in Oregon that the federal government would provide a partial guarantee for. Read here:

Bingaman Cited in Leaked White House Memo