- November 2012
- Nov 14, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, believes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had cause to close the New England Compounding Center (NECC), but
< Read more > - Nov 13, 2012
"To date, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that this outbreak of fungal meningitis resulting from contaminated products made and distributed by NECC has caused 32 deaths and has sickened 438 individuals across 19 states, incl
< Read more > - Nov 5, 2012
On September 22, 2011, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, held a hearing with one witness, the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
< Read more > - October 2012
- Oct 22, 2012
?Investors with Close Ties to the President, Including Billionaire George Kaiser, Sought "Tax Avoidance" and Left Taxpayers Holding the Bag for Half a Billion Dollars
< Read more > - Oct 11, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, expresses concern with a plan submitted by Solyndra's hedge fund investors to the bankruptcy judge seeking to use net op
< Read more > - September 2012
- Sep 28, 2012
Last week, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, held a hearing examining the LightSquared Network through the lens of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
< Read more > - Sep 21, 2012
"After conducting an eight-month, thorough examination, which included getting briefed by and receiving thousands of pages of documents from all parties involved, the record shows that LightSquared and its predecessor companies have spent close to a decad
< Read more > - Sep 20, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, is holding a hearing on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) process and decision-making regarding granti
< Read more > - Sep 19, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), a senior member of the House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, will participate in the launch celebration of U.S. Mobile TV, "Never Miss A Minute."
< Read more > - Sep 14, 2012
House Republicans approved legislation Friday aimed at reining in the Energy Department's loan guarantee program, bringing the GOP's 18-month Solyndra investigation to an end and bolstering the party's energy messaging going into the election.
< Read more > - Sep 14, 2012
"My 18-month investigation of Solyndra and the Department of Energy's (DOE's) loan guarantee program has led to H.R. 6213, the No More Solyndras Act," stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subc
< Read more > - Sep 12, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, today concluded a hearing on the Department of Energy's (DOE's) mission to safeguard the nation's nuclear weapons labs and
< Read more > - Sep 11, 2012
"The Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for many of our nation's most critical national security missions, including managing the nuclear weapons labs and production sites, and the environmental remediation of hazardous nuclear facilities and m
< Read more > - Sep 8, 2012
On September 8, 2011, just two days after Solyndra filed for bankruptcy, the FBI raided the solar manufacturer's Fremont, California facility.
< Read more > - August 2012
- Aug 3, 2012
"The Solyndra investigation uncovered that the Obama White House rushed the closing of the Solyndra loan for political reasons, and that they ignored numerous warnings that Solyndra was not viable," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House En
< Read more > - July 2012
- Jul 12, 2012
As Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) chaired a joint hearing today with the Energy and Power Subcommittee on his "No More Solyndras" Act.
< Read more > - Jul 10, 2012
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today released the text of their draft bill the "No More Solyndras Act."
< Read more > - June 2012
- Jun 22, 2012
E-mails obtained by a group of residents opposed to a wind farm project off of Cape Cod show that officials with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) felt political pressure from the Obama Administration to approve the project.
< Read more > - Jun 19, 2012
"The President's stimulus effort led to an influx of money into green programs, and the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Loan Programs Office has given out nearly $35 billion, including to recipients such as Solyndra," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R
< Read more > - Jun 18, 2012
"As the federal government funds green' energy projects, we need to see if these programs are working and what is the return for taxpayers," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Ove
< Read more > - Jun 15, 2012
"Although candidate Obama promised the most transparent Administration in history, our investigation of the dealings of the White House and the pharmaceuticals industry has uncovered threats and secret deals to strong-arm support for Obamacare," said Rep.
< Read more > - Jun 7, 2012
As Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) is continuing to examine waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid.
< Read more > - Jun 6, 2012
The House today approved by a vote of 348 to 60 the amendment offered by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) that prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from using any funds included in this bill to subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation
< Read more > - Jun 1, 2012
It was two years ago this week, on May 26, 2010, that President Obama famously declared, "The true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra" during a visit to the doomed solar company's Fremont, California headquarters.
< Read more > - May 2012
- May 30, 2012
– The House today approved H.R. 5651, the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act, which includes the provisions of two bills offered by Stearns: H.R. 4132, the Faster Access to Specialized Treatments (FAST) Act; and H.R. 4156, the Expanding and Pro
< Read more > - May 24, 2012
"I commend Twitter for its commitment to protect consumer privacy and for adopting Do-Not-Track'," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), a member of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus.
< Read more > - May 9, 2012
"The Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS) is the largest agency, by budget, under this Committee's jurisdiction and is second only to the Department of Defense," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committ
< Read more > - May 8, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, is holding the fourth in a series of hearings on the Administration's efforts to identify and eliminate wasteful, duplic
< Read more > - April 2012
- Apr 26, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) National Broadband Plan calls for 500 MHz of new commercial spectrum in 10 years and projects that by 2014 mobile data traffic will be 35 times 2009 levels.
< Read more > - Apr 24, 2012
The Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum at Keystone Heights Airpark received the Space Shuttle Guidance and Navigation Simulator from the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
< Read more > - Apr 19, 2012
Documents recently gathered from the General Services Administration in response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's investigation into DOE's $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra reveal that former GSA Administrator Martha Johnson, af
< Read more > - Apr 18, 2012
"The average national price of a gallon of regular gasoline is nearly $4," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Apr 17, 2012
"Earlier this year, President Obama proposed a budget of $27.2 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE), $856 million above the previous year's level and up from $15 billion in 2000," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and
< Read more > - Apr 4, 2012
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns responded today to the Department of Treasury Inspector General's report on the Obama administration's ill-fated $535 mill
< Read more > - March 2012
- Mar 27, 2012
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its hearing series examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to our nation's infrastructure.
< Read more > - Mar 26, 2012
"The United States relies on a highly connected global information technology (IT) market that presents very sophisticated challenges to ensure the integrity of supply chains," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Comm
< Read more > - Mar 22, 2012
In a recent interview, President Obama had this to say about Solyndra: "This was not our program, per se."
< Read more > - Mar 21, 2012
"Although this hearing was intended to provide insight on the total impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) two years after its enactment, vital questions remain unanswered," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House E
< Read more > - Mar 20, 2012
"Two years ago this week, the unpopular Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Mar 6, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, expressed alarm upon learning of the news report:
< Read more > - February 2012
- Feb 28, 2012
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its hearing series examining current cyber threats and vulnerabilities to our nation's infrastructure. The hearing entitled, "Critical Infrastructure Cybersecur
< Read more > - Feb 27, 2012
"Smart grid technologies provide lower energy costs and greater flexibility to the current grid system," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Feb 22, 2012
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns responded this evening after the Obama White House failed to meet another deadline to produce internal Solyndra-related documents.
< Read more > - Feb 17, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, wrote today to the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), Steven Chu, requesting documents and records relating to DOE
< Read more > - Feb 16, 2012
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations announced a key development this afternoon in its ongoing investigation of the $535 million loan guarantee to now-bankrupt Solyndra. Late this afternoon, the White House and OMB agreed to cooperate and allo
< Read more > - Feb 16, 2012
"President Obama's Executive Order 13563, issued just over one year ago, affirmed, among other things that agencies must adopt only those regulatory actions whose benefits justify its costs and are tailored to impose the least burden to society," said
< Read more > - Feb 15, 2012
"As a former business owner, I know the impact regulations have on business growth and employment," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Feb 15, 2012
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a business meeting at 9:45a.m. on Friday, February 17, 2012, in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider a resolution authorizing the issuance of a subpoena to compel the testimo
< Read more > - Feb 10, 2012
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns expressed concern with today's release of former Treasury official Herbert Allison's audit of DOE's stimulus loans and
< Read more > - Feb 9, 2012
"It has been nearly five months since the Committee first requested White House documents relating to the Solyndra loan guarantee, and almost three months since these documents were subpoenaed," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy
< Read more > - Feb 3, 2012
"In response to the original decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to stop funding grants to Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood raised the equivalent funds within 24 hours."
< Read more > - Feb 3, 2012
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) issued the following statement:
< Read more > - January 2012
- Jan 30, 2012
"The investigation into the Solyndra loan guarantee and the loss of $535 million in taxpayer funds brought up fundamental questions over the integrity of the entire loan program at the Department of Energy (DOE)," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman
< Read more > - Jan 26, 2012
"Instead of producing thousands of clean energy' jobs, the Administration's loan guarantee and grant programs are yielding another bankruptcy and the squandering of taxpayer dollars," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy a
< Read more > - Jan 26, 2012
Congressman Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, is sounding alarm bells in response to today's news that battery maker Ener1 has filed for bankruptcy.
< Read more > - Jan 26, 2012
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), a congressional leader on consumer privacy, wrote today to Google CEO Larry Page requesting why Google is shifting its privacy policies and what it means for consumers.
< Read more > - Jan 20, 2012
"The Obama Administration's rush to close the Solyndra loan guarantee and its failure to heed repeated red flags over Solyndra's financial prospects has resulted in a taxpayer loss of $535 million," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), who is leading t
< Read more > - Jan 13, 2012
"The White House subpoena for records and documents relating to Solyndra was delivered on November 3, 2011, and today the White House only delivered another small amount of documents," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Comme
< Read more > - Jan 13, 2012
The House Energy and Commerce Committee this evening received 66 pages of internal White House documents and emails produced in response to subpoenas issued by the committee on November 3, 2011.
< Read more > - Jan 13, 2012
The House Energy and Commerce Committee this evening received 66 pages of internal White House documents and emails produced in response to subpoenas issued by the committee on November 3, 2011.
< Read more > - Jan 13, 2012
"The restructuring of Solyndra's loan guarantee in which two private firms were put ahead of taxpayers, in violation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, is a significant focus of this investigation," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House
< Read more > - Jan 10, 2012
The American people deserve answers about how and why the Administration squandered over half a billion dollars of taxpayer money with Solyndra; and William Daley, as White House Chief of Staff, has lead the Administration's obstruction of the committ
< Read more > - December 2011
- Dec 8, 2011
"We live in an age of information, which requires careful protection of our privacy," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Dec 1, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joined the Committee's Chairman, Fred Upton (R-MI), in writing to the President's and Vice President's counsels
< Read more > - November 2011
- Nov 29, 2011
"Spectrum reform offers the opportunity to promote economic growth and job creation while establishing a public safety network," aid Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
< Read more > - Nov 17, 2011
"The American people have the right to know how the Obama Administration risked and lost $535 million in taxpayer funds," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
< Read more > - Nov 16, 2011
– "The failure of Solyndra underscores a significant weakness in the Administration's effort to promote job creation, which in this case resulted in the loss of $535 million in taxpayer funds," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Ho
< Read more > - Nov 11, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Committee this afternoon received a series of internal White House documents and emails produced in response to subpoenas issued by the committee on November 3, 2011.
< Read more > - Nov 9, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joined Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) in renewing their request for documents.
< Read more > - Nov 4, 2011
"Last night, the White House and the Office of Vice President were served with a subpoena for documents relating to the Solyndra loan guarantee," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Ove
< Read more > - Nov 3, 2011
"We have exercised restraint and patience during the course of this eight month investigation," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Nov 2, 2011
"In conducting a review of the first loan guarantee provided by the Obama Administration under this program, which went to Solyndra, we discovered that inadequate due diligence was provided and that taxpayers were subordinated to outside commercial intere
< Read more > - October 2011
- Oct 28, 2011
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today responded to news reports that the White House is conducting a 60-day review of Energy Department loan guarantees in the wake of the high-profile bankruptcy of the program's
< Read more > - Oct 28, 2011
Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is preparing to hold a business meeting on Thursday, November 3, 2011, to consider a resolution authorizing the issuance of a subpoena for internal Whit
< Read more > - Oct 27, 2011
– Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today announced that Energy Secretary Steven Chu will testify on Thursday, November 17, 2011, regarding the ongoing investigation of the $535 million loan guarantee to now-ban
< Read more > - Oct 26, 2011
– "Even before the passage of Obamacare, we recognized that the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act had a critical design flaw and would never be self-sustaining and would go bankrupt," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chair
< Read more > - Oct 25, 2011
STEARNS HOLDING HEARING ON CLASS ACT -- ITS UNVIABILITY AND ADMINISTRATION'S ERRONEOUS ASSUMPTIONS
< Read more > - Oct 19, 2011
"From the documents already provided by the White House covering a very short period of time we know that political influence contaminated the Department of Energy loan guarantee program," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and C
< Read more > - Oct 17, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, responded o the recent letter from White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler that the White House would not provide internal Whit
< Read more > - Oct 14, 2011
During today's Solyndra hearing, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, said about the Department of Energy's (DOE's) decision to restructure the Solyn
< Read more > - Oct 13, 2011
– "This investigation has learned that the Treasury Department was concerned that the Department of Energy's (DOE's) restructuring of the Solyndra Loan in early 2011 was in violation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005," stated Rep. Cliff Stear
< Read more > - Oct 12, 2011
In another in a series of hearings on President Obama's pledge to have all agencies conduct a "line-by-line" budget review to identify spending reductions, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommitt
< Read more > - Oct 11, 2011
"This is another in a series of hearings that will look at what efforts the Obama Administration is taking to identify wasteful and duplicative spending for elimination," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee&
< Read more > - Oct 7, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has uncovered new information as part of their ongoing investigation into the $535 million loan guarantee to now-bankrupt So
< Read more > - Oct 7, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's, has this to say on the White House release of Solyndra documents today:
< Read more > - Oct 6, 2011
"If President Obama believes that we should borrow billions of dollars from China to subsidize American businesses trying to compete with China then he doesn't understand this country's economic system."
< Read more > - Oct 6, 2011
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) responded today to news that Jonathan Silver, Executive Director of the Department of Energy's Loans Programs Office,
< Read more > - Oct 5, 2011
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) is seeking all communications between White House staff and officials regarding now-bankrupt Solyndra's $535 million loan guarantee. The Committee leaders have requested all docu
< Read more > - Oct 5, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, said, "We convene this hearing to find out what this Administration has done to implement the President's repeated promi
< Read more > - Oct 5, 2011
In an effort to distract attention from Energy Secretary Chu's and the Administration's malfeasance with Solyndra, the Department of Energy and the White House are distorting comments made by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy
< Read more > - Oct 4, 2011
– "Repeatedly, President Obama pledged to conduct a page by page, line by line' review of the federal budget to cut costs and create new efficiencies," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - September 2011
- Sep 30, 2011
Fresh from drawing national attention to the boondoggle that was Solyndra, the failed solar energy company that received more than $500 million in taxpayer-funded loan guarantees from the Obama administration, U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns has now set his sights on Planned Parenthood.
< Read more > - Sep 23, 2011
Only two months ago, Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison met with me in the Committee offices at his request," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. "He looked me in the eye and assured me that everything was just fine, and the company was on-track to be cash-flow positive.
< Read more > - Sep 22, 2011
Two years after Solyndra received a loan guarantee from taxpayers of $535 million and six months after a loan restructuring that subordinated taxpayers, in violation of federal law, the firm has filed for bankruptcy, laid off 1100 workers, and has been raided by the FBI," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
< Read more > - Sep 22, 2011
Earlier this year, President Obama issued Executive Order 13563 to improve the regulatory process in recognition that they must protect the public health and safety while promoting economic growth and job creation," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Sep 21, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today sent three letters requesting additional information regarding the Solyndra loan guarantee
< Read more > - Sep 21, 2011
Under the Obama administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a number of significant regulatory actions that would impact our economy and job creation," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Sep 21, 2011
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today blasted Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison and CFO W.G. Stover for reneging on their written assurances that they would not take the Fifth Amendment while testifying before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee this Friday.
< Read more > - Sep 20, 2011
An investigation into the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) loan guarantee program discovered that a rush to close the loan to Solyndra prevented due diligence in protecting taxpayers from an overly risky venture.
< Read more > - Sep 14, 2011
"Solyndra was the first loan guarantee issued by the Obama Administration using stimulus dollars and Administration officials held out the company as a glowing example of how stimulus dollars were creating jobs – now 1100 Solyndra workers are out of work, the firm is bankrupt and raided by the FBI, and taxpayers are likely out $535 million," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Sep 13, 2011
"Although numerous red flags indicated that Solyndra was financially troubled and unviable in the global market, the Administration went ahead and committed over half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer funds to this company that went bankrupt," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Sep 8, 2011
House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today called attention to the more than $10 billion in Department of Energy loan guarantees yet to be finalized by the September 30, 2011 stimulus deadline.
< Read more > - Sep 8, 2011
"In light of deception by Solyndra executives and the lack of cooperation from the Administration in our investigation, this joint raid by the FBI and the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is not surprising," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Sep 1, 2011
"The bankruptcy of Solyndra, Inc. underscores the need for vigilant oversight and I urge the White House to cooperate with the investigation into how these loans were structured, reviewed, and approved," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - August 2011
- Aug 31, 2011
"In an apparent rush to push stimulus dollars out the door, the Obama Administration wasted $535 million in taxpayer funds in guaranteeing a loan to a firm that has proven to be unviable in the global market," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Aug 18, 2011
"While candidate for President, Obama repeatedly promised that his Administration would be the most open and transparent in history," stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - Aug 5, 2011
On Tuesday, August 9th at 10:00 AM, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, will hold a hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) water quality standards for Florida.
< Read more > - July 2011
- Jul 26, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) held the first in a series of hearing on cyber threats to the nation's critical infrastructure as Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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- June 2011
- Jun 13, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), held another in a series of hearings on the Administration's regulatory reform process as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
< Read more > - Jun 2, 2011
In January, President Obama issued an executive order entitled "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review", with the intent of eliminating or modifying unjustified or unnecessary regulations and to ensure that regulations are consistent with the President's priorities.
< Read more > - May 2011
- May 27, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, is reviewing the plans to reduce the federal regulatory burden released yesterday by the White House.
< Read more > - May 3, 2011
"While candidate for President, Obama repeatedly promised that his Administration would be the most open and transparent in history," stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - May 2, 2011
"One of the Subcommittee's major responsibilities is to look at the Administration's transparency and how major decisions are made," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
< Read more > - April 2011
- Apr 13, 2011
"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with the grave responsibility of screening imported food and medicines that the American people increasingly rely upon for their health and quality of life," noted Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
< Read more > - Apr 13, 2011
"Assuring consumers a high degree of online privacy will promote greater use of the Internet, allowing it to continue to expand and to thrive," stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL).
< Read more > - Apr 12, 2011
"Products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are brought into the country by more than 130,000 importers, with food, drugs, and other products shipped from over 150 countries," stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
< Read more > - Apr 11, 2011
Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and a senior member on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, will speak at The Free State Foundation event "Regulatory Reform at the FCC: Why Not Now?" on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
< Read more > - February 2011
- Feb 4, 2011
The Republican congressman leading the investigation into the Obama administration's decision to grant more than 700 waivers to the new health care law is questioning whether the law could be effective if so many waivers are needed.
< Read more > - December 2010
- Dec 21, 2010
"Since its inception, the Internet has thrived and grown without any federal regulation," stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee.
< Read more > - Dec 7, 2010
"I thank the Republican Leadership and the members of the Republican Steering Committee for considering me to chair the House Energy & Commerce Committee.
< Read more > - Dec 6, 2010
n an editorial today, The Washington Examiner states that Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) should lead the House Energy & Commerce Committee. The editorial says, " Rep. Cliff Stearns is the best choice among the four candidates.
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- October 2010
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- Oct 22, 2009
"The proposed rules the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on today would apply to broadband providers but not online providers of applications, content and services," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Trade & the Internet Subcommittee.
< Read more > - Oct 5, 2009
"At first glance, net neutrality regulations may appear reasonable and harmless, but, a deeper examination reveals that net neutrality is neither reasonable nor harmless," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Ranking Member of the House Communications, Technology & the Internet Subcommittee.
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