WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The "scheduling" issue with Solyndra cost taxpayers $535 million, Republicans note, but the White House spokesman said much of the criticism could be political.
U.S. President Barack Obama is facing a backlash over his so-called green jobs initiative following the bankruptcy of solar panel company Solyndra. The FBI raided Solyndra's offices in San Francisco last week and Republican critics say the bankruptcy may be the "tip of the iceberg" in a flawed stimulus initiative.