- 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 > - September 2012
- 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 > - Jul 10, 2012
The EPA created renewable identification numbers (RINs) to serve as a credit for the production and blending of renewable fuels and they are used for compliance purposes.
< Read more > - June 2012
- Jun 28, 2012
"Once again, a beneficiary of President Obama's risky green jobs scheme is filing for bankruptcy and the taxpayers are paying the tab," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight
< Read more > - Jun 27, 2012
"As with Solyndra and other projects, emails and other documents* show that for political reasons the White House pressured a federal agency to approve an energy project," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
< Read more > - 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 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 > - May 2012
- May 8, 2012
High gas prices not only hurt Florida drivers, they hurt our economy.
< Read more > - April 2012
- 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 > - March 2012
- Mar 22, 2012
In a recent interview, President Obama had this to say about Solyndra: "This was not our program, per se."
< 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 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 > - November 2011
- 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 > - December 2010
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- November 2010
- Nov 19, 2010
Mr. Stearns by contrast rejected that approach, saying "it doesn't get us anywhere." He adds that we've got to be "careful" when it comes to "government stepping into this" and "mandating energy policy, for ethanol, green jobs."
< Read more > - July 2010
- Jul 8, 2010
I have to say I don't believe so. In the cap-and-trade bill, there's not the kind of incentives for us to transition to alternative energies.
< Read more > - June 2010
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- May 2010
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- June 2009
- Jun 25, 2009
This bill barely disguises the largest tax increase in our nation's history; a tax to be borne by every American who uses energy," stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Sixth). "This ill-conceived cap and tax scheme could cost families up to $3,100 per year and reduce the nation's gross domestic product by $9.6 trillion over the life of the bill. The independent Charles River Associates International of Cambridge, MA projects that this legislation would result in the loss of 2.3 million to 2.7 million jobs each year."
< Read more > - September 2008
- Sep 16, 2008
"Our country needs comprehensive legislation to increase domestic production of oil, natural gas, and renewable energy sources," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Ocala).
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