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Sent you to the room, remember solyndra? now, a solar company closing its doors at the north las vegas manufacturing plant. the plant opened only 14 months ago and received $6 million in federal tax credits for the plant and a $15.6 million grant. part came under the bush administration and the rest handed out under president obama. during a 2010 visit to nevada, president barack obama talked up the plant. >> these manufacturing tax credits already having an extraordinary impact. a solar panel c...

Sent you to the room, remember solyndra? now, a solar company closing its doors at the north las vegas manufacturing plant. the plant opened only 14 months ago and received $6 million in federal tax credits for the plant and a $15.6 million grant. part came under the bush administration and the rest handed out under president obama. during a 2010 visit to nevada, president barack obama talked up the plant. >> these manufacturing tax credits already having an extraordinary impact. a solar panel c...

To the success of a company. is that -- does that have any impact on it or not on the failure of this company or this branch of the company? >> yes, it had some impact. i dont know ouch. i think they were in financial trouble before he was killed in the plane crash in december in pennsylvania. however, i did have one of the former plant managers there tell me that he was the frontman. his name was brian robertson. he was the one that lined up the investors and the investors got behind him. when ...

To the success of a company. is that -- does that have any impact on it or not on the failure of this company or this branch of the company? >> yes, it had some impact. i dont know ouch. i think they w trouble before he was killed in the plane crash in december in pennsylvania. however, i did have one of the former plant managers there tell me that he was the frontman. his name was brian robertson. he was the one that lined up the investors and the investors got behind him. when went down the in...

blowers they better shut up. the spokesperson said it addressed topics ranging from trust to mission and morale and this one dealt with choices and consequences but was not meant to discourage legally protected activities and was directed to employees who violate the rules and was not directed at those with protected disclosure. >> when i was a young man if my hand was in the cookie jar and my mom wanted to know i was taking a cookie, i didnt say what cookie jar. it was clear, use your...

blowers they better shut up. the spokesperson said it addressed topics ranging from trust to mission and morale and this one dealt with choices and consequences but was not meant to discourage legally protected activities and was directed to employees who violate the rules and was not directed at those with protected disclosure. >> when i was a young man if my hand was in the cookie jar and my mom wanted to know i was taking a cookie, i didnt say what cookie jar. it was clear, use your...

worker from their boss, the acting director. what is the message behind it? >> if you make moor choices then if you dont abide by the rules that if you dont respect the chain of command if you dont find the appropriate way to raise your concerns to your leadership there will be consequences because we cannot tolerate, we cannot tolerate an undisciplined organization. >> greta: lawmakers are calling the video message ominous and scary. really meant to chill whistle blowers? darycongress...

worker from their boss, the acting director. what is the message behind it? >> if you make moor choices then if you dont abide by the rules that if you dont respect the chain of command if you dont find the appropriate way to raise your concerns to your leadership there will be consequences because we cannot tolerate, we cannot tolerate an undisciplined organization. >> greta: lawmakers are calling the video message ominous and scary. really meant to chill whistle blowers? darycongress...