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treatment. there are many root causes and it s not just one fix. it s not just law enforcement or just treatment. there s a whole a number of root causes that we really need to fix to make it easier for patients to access treatment. but it s a fixable problem and the good news is we know how to fix it. we just need the political will to do it. steve: indeed. read her op-ed in the washington examiner. kelly o connor, thank you very much. thank you. ainsley: i m so sorry for your loss. steve: purdue pharma did put out a statement regarding the bankruptcy settlement. this bankruptcy framework avoids wasting hundreds of millions of dollars and years on protracted litigation and instead will provide billions of dollars and critical resources to communities trying to cope with the opioid crisis. all right. there you have got it. 29 minutes now before the top of the hour. ainsley: new york times reporters playing the blame game. reporters say it s the editor s fault for taking out the k
impact the race? let me know on twitter. follow me. @bretbaier. new issues for two of the president green energy pet projects. i.r.s. is proposing a bankruptcy settlement for solyndra saying it s a dodge to avoid taxes. house committee wants to know what the energy department knew about problems with panels made by now bankrupt abound solar. the company received half a billion dollars apiece in taxpayer funded loan guarantees. the dow s losing streak continueed today. it lost 19. s&p 500 goes up a fraction. nasdaq dropped two. 14 people have died from the meningitis outbreak now. the cdc says 170 people have been sickened. that is 33 more cases and two more deaths since tuesday. agency estimates 14,000 people could be at risk. this outbreak has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. the smoke is still clearing from wednesday s fiery capitol hill hearing
to avoid paying taxes. steve centanni s live in washington with more on this. steve, what exactly is the irs saying about solyndra now? reporter: well, jenna, they re suggesting the bankruptcy plan for solyndra s really an elaborate scheme to avoid paying hundreds of millions in federal taxes. solyndra, as you know, failed after getting that huge government loan and filed for bankruptcy last year. irs lawyers filed a document in federal court opposing a bankruptcy settlement claiming the plan would result in net operating losses that could be used to offset future taxable income. the irs saying that plan would, would create a holding company it would have no employees and no business operations, but it would enjoy up to $350 million in those tax breaks that solyndra s investors could use. and one of those investors is argonaut ventures, linked to billionaire george kaiser, a prominent democratic fundraiser. jenna? jenna: we ll watch for the next