![]() Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. (Getty Images and Brian Yaklyvich/CNN) GOP: White House to turn over more Solyndra documents![]() The folks over at CNN wires have the latest on the back and forth between the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the White House over a subpoena issues last week by the Committee for all White House documents relating to Solyndra – the solar panel manufacturer that received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal loan guarantees before going bankrupt earlier this year. According to a statement by spokesman Eric Schultz, the White House plans to respond tomorrow to the Committee's latest requests. Here's the story:
Check out the rest of the story here. UPDATE: POTUS schedule Thursday April 7, 2011![]() Looks like they are giving it another try. Obama, Biden, Reid and Boehner will meet again at the White House at 1pm. 1:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to discuss ongoing negotiations on a funding bill Oval Office / Closed Press WASHINGTON (CNN) – The midnight oil was burning at the White House last night. President Obama, Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Boehner met at the White House for 90 minutes to negotiate a possible budget deal to avoid a government shut down. "I remain confident that if we're serious about getting something done, we should be able to complete a deal and get it passed and avert a shutdown," Obama said. "But it's going to require a sufficient sense of urgency from all parties involved" to prevent a shutdown that "could have real effects on everyday Americans." But the bottom line this morning ...there is still no deal. The president's schedule for the day is after the jump. So far no other budget meeting has been planned for the president. White House Counsel calls latest health care ruling just "part of process"WASHINGTON (CNN) - The White House’s top lawyer appears to be taking the latest legal setback for health care reform in stride. Responding to Monday's ruling by a federal judge in Florida, White House Counsel Robert Bauer said it was "part of a process" that will not result in the ultimate nullification of President Obama's signature domestic achievement. "I would have decided it differently," Bauer said Tuesday at a forum to discuss the implication of pending nominations to the federal judiciary. Bauer said the decision added "another voice" to the constitutional objections to the law, but he believed the issue would eventually be resolved in the administration's favor. FULL POST |
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