Recent Obama administration emails expose pressure put on federal officials to expedite their decision making process in order to grant a half billion dollar loan to the politically connected solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. The manufacturer received stimulus funding back in 2009. Now, in 2011, the company is bankrupt and under federal investigation. Congressman Martin Heinrich has been a consistent cheerleader for the Obama administration's frivolous spending schemes, including the failed stimulus bill and cap and tax legislation. Now, the President’s green jobs initiatives appear to be full of mismanagement and rushed due diligence in the name of political expediency.
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| Martin Heinrich |
“Congressman Heinrich has remained silent as the Solyndra debacle has unfolded,” said Republican Party of New Mexico executive director Bryan Watkins. “We call on him to explain his support for policies that led to a free-money giveaway which has wasted more than $500 million of taxpayer's money. This situation calls into question the efficacy and legitimacy of legislation Heinrich has fiercely defended.”
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| President Obama at Solyndra |
“The President’s ‘green jobs’ initiatives are looking increasingly like a means to achieve political ends using taxpayer dollars. This mismanagement of federal funds is shocking and disappointing. It is apparent the Obama administration is willing to compromise its fiduciary responsibility to the country’s taxpayers in the name of political gain,” concluded Watkins.
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