
Rep. Jim Jordan said government officials in the Department of Energy’s loan office ignored the warning signs. He said a credit-rating firm has said the company was “a bad risk.” (Associated Press)

Rep. Jim Jordan said government officials in the Department of Energy’s loan office ignored the warning signs. He said a credit-rating firm has said the company was “a bad risk.” (Associated Press)

Rep. Jim Jordan said government officials in the Department of Energy’s loan office ignored the warning signs. He said a credit-rating firm has said the company was “a bad risk.” (Associated Press)

Rep. Cliff Stearns wants to see communications between the Department of Energy and Morrison & Foerster LLP, which advised the department against the terms of Solyndra's loan restructuring. (Associated Press)

Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu sworn in before testifying Nov. 17, 2011, in Washington before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's investigations panel on the department's handling of federal loans to solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu testifies Nov. 17, 2011, in Washington before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's investigations panel on the department's handling of federal loans to solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

LENDER: Jonathan Silver, head of the Energy Department program that approved the $535 million deal for Solyndra in 2009, faced some of the toughest questioning Wednesday by a House investigations subcommittee. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)