amanda becker, welcome to the "washington journal." guest: good morning. host: why have these companies been rushing to k street to hire a lobbyist? guest: solyndra has turned out to be a make or break moment for renewable industries in washington, d.c. they were excited about the obama administration's commitment to bring jobs. solyndra raise a lot of questions about this loan guarantee program. it had gotten a loan guarantee from the government. there were questions about how much the knew. it created a crisis situation for that industry in washington. a loan program for solyndra has expired. there's another program. it remains to be seen to what extent that will be funded. there's also a treasury program that is expiring, as well. it has been used as a way to go after the green jobs agenda overall and companies are very worried about that. host:, a companies are looking for lobbying help right now and what can they really expect as far as getting through to the white house and members of congress? guest: we know that since august, i believe it was -- th