which this week proposed a spending cuts package through a tool called rescissions. but paul i think one really exciting line item in this package which hopefully they will pass is zeroing out 4.3 billion dollars from an energy department loan program that was responsible for automotive which was an obama era debacle where a large loan to a carmaker that went bust that produced cars in finland. cheers to them for getting rid of it. i m giving a hit to trump white house for calling out china on its insistence that american companies stop referring to taiwan as a country despite the fact that taiwan is an independent nation. sarah sanders said this is nonsense and a part of the communist party s growing trend to impose its political views on companies and citizens. both delta and others have
dissidents but maybe there s hope. i don t know. this is for the white house. this week proposed a spending cuts package for rescissions. i think when really exciting line item in this package which hopefully the house and senate will pass is $4.3 billion from an energy department loan program that was responsible for pfister automotive which was an obama era debacle where large loan to carmaker that went bust and produce cars in finland. it was an irresistible metaphor. cheers them for getting rid of it. dan b . i am giving a hit to the trump white house recall how china on insistence that american companies stopped referring to taiwan as a country despite the fact that taiwan is an independent nation. sarah sanders said this is nonsense and part of the parties will to put their views. delta airlines and ron have
bret: now fresh pickings from the political grapevine. in september, we told you on the grapevine about solo power. alternative energy company given a $200 million energy department loan just as another taxpayer funded company, solyndra was shutting down. at the time, we quoted an insider saying the risk was high. that solo power would not succeed. yesterday, solo power announced it is undergoing restructuring that will result in layoffs. media reports say several top executives have already left that company. forbes report several solar firms are also in trouble. largely due to a glut of solar panels. since 2009, the federal government has provided at least $6 billion, billion with a b in assistance to the solar industry. this weekend is workshop weekend in oakland, california. residents there can sign up for a host of classes organized by the city, cheese
season. neither had any campaign events today. heather: thanks very much. gregg: as most of you know the kids are back in school, sort of good. and tomorrow congress will be back on capitol hill after the august break.ee action on some pretty big bills during this short pre-election session. agenda includes a six month temporary spending bill which would fund congress through the election. also a five-year farm bill to replace the one that expires at the end of the month. also lawmakers could vote just to extend it. farm bill covers food stamp funding which would remain as is if congress extends that bill, but there could be a big battle over a new version because republicans want greater cuts than the democrats. house republicans promising to vote on the no more solyndras act. it would phase out energy department loan guarantees for solar and wind energy companies,
dust. abound solar filing for bankruptcy after receiving 70 million taxpayer dollars from the same program that funded now bankrupt solyndra. doug mcelway is on this in d.c. when did it come to light, doug. reporter: it same to light yesterday in the midst of all the supreme court stuff. it kind of got lost in that. they released a new campaign to taught green energy, beyond solyndra how hraorpbs accelerating america s transition to a clean energy future. fred upton calls that quote an astonish piece of propaganda especially in light of the newest bankruptcy fighting. abound solar received a $400 million energy department loan guarantee back in january of 2011 one of its executive expressed high hopes for its low cost solar panels. we are in the process of building our second line right