mr. dingell? mr. dingell votes no. mr. waxman. mr. waxman votes no. chairman sterns? >> chairman turns sternses vote aye. >> mr. sullivan votes eye. . . >> well -- first of all, it's the department of energy. who also is involved the department of management and budget because they review the decision so our committee asks d.o.e. for information and we got 65,000 pages from them including correspondence that they had with the white house about this loan. some people at omb had a different opinion about solyndra. so we asked omb for their information. before they had a chance to get it to the congress, this committee moved to subpoena them, which i thought was premature and inappropriate. but it is a far different thing to subpoena the omb than to subpoena the president of the united states. i don't think they should be rushed into any circumstance if there's an opportunity to work things out. we didn't give an opportunity to omb to work things out. we slammed them with a subpoena which i opposed as premature. not because i didn't want to get the information. but let u

mr. dingell: mr. chairman, this is a very important question. the great lakes are 20% of the world's fresh water supply. it is encaningered and the fish -- endangered and the fish and wildlife in the whole ecosystem are endangered by the constant entry of imported species that come in in the ballast water of ships entering the great lakes. what we are talking about here is protecting something of enormous value that has been here since geological times and which has provided enormous opportunities for our people. food and all manner of things including recreation, transportation, fish, and wildlife. this process of trying to giffle a few bones to a bunch of importers who are bringing these things in from the black sea and other places in europe, is a shameful thing if permitted. the united states and the congress have not done the job we should have done to protect our great lakes. and already we have a large number of things, including some nasty diseases like viral hemorrhagic except at this seema . sort of the ebola virus of fish. this is som

mr. dingell is referring to that he and and mr. waxman received at 10 p.m. last night. and i guess i would ask mr. chairman, because your staff gave us the subpoena, and the subpoena -- >> if the gentle lady -- >> let me finish my sentence. the subpoena says all documents in the possession of the executive office of the president relating to the $535 million loan guarantee issued to solyndra by the department of energy, including but not limited to notes, analyses, reports, memoranda, and all drafts of such documents. so this is the subpoena that the committee staff has advised us that it intends to serve upon the white house. and i would ask that that be included in the record. and i would just ask the chairman, is it not true that that's the subpoena you intend to serve upon then? >> are you giving time to mr. of the? >> yes, i will yield to the chairman to answer spent i didn't hear the very end of your statement. i said this resolution that we are voting on today authorizes chairman of the energy and commerce, and me, to issue a subpoena. that subpoena, you have see

mr. dingell is referring to. i would ask the chairman, because your staff can bust the subpoena and this subpoena says all documents in the possession of the executive office of the president relating to the $535 million loan guarantee issued to solyndra by the department of energy including but not limited to notes, analogies, reports, memoranda. this is the subpoena that the committees that has advised us it intends to serve on the white house. i ask that that be included in the record. is it not true that that is the subpoena you intend to serve upon them? i will yield to be chairman. >> i did not hear the end of your statement. this resolution we are voting on today authorizes the chairman of energy and commerce to issue a subpoena. you have seen some draft language. it is not done yet. that contract language -- draft language was written long before the statement of last night. it is not done. as i said in my opening statement, we are going to use what the white house presented to us last night. >> reclaimin

mr. dingell have worked together for mr. years, both in their home state of michigan and in their work assignments in congress. mr. upton has represented the sixth district of michigan since 1987. in 2010, he was selected by his house colleagues t serve as chairman of the committee on engy and commerce. after having served as the ranking member of the subcommittee on energy and environment from 2007 to 2010. fred has a well-earned reputation for getting things done in washington and at home in southwest michigan. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome congressman fred upton. [ applause ] >> thank you. it is my job to introduce my dear frien john dingell. he certainly has looked out for our great state of michigan virtually every day and every night. and by anyone's definition, he is more than just a legend. he's a remarkable character in every respec a world war ii vet, a member that greatest generation who never asked for thanks for a job well done but just did his job. and that attitude has carried on in his service in the h

mr. dingell ? mr. waxman? vote?one wish to >> there were 14, 9. the resolution is agreed to. the business of the subcommittee is adjourned. >> steven chu will testify about the government loan to solyndra. he will go before the energy and commerce oversight subcommittee in two weeks on november 17. we will have live coverage of the testimony. >> up next, remarks from tom brokaw. after that, a hearing on legislation that would establish a new secondary mortgage market. tomorrow night, for the ronald reagan dinner, rick perry, newt gingrich, michele bachmann, ron paul, and rick santorum will deliver remarks. saturday, herman cain and newt gingrich square off in a lincoln douglas style debate on the economy and social issues. it is hosted by the texas tea party patriots political action committee. >> this has been completed. all its needs is a signature. this is the filing fee of $1,000. we do this every four years. >> we have a great secretary of state. we appreciate your leadership. we will make sure that new hampshire remains first in the nation. i am happy to be part of that

mr. dingell have worked together for mr. years both in their home state of michigan and in their work asgnments in congress. mr. upton has represented the sixth district of michigan since 1987. in 2010 he was selected by his house colleagues to serve as chairman of the commite on energy and commerce. ter having served as the ranking member of the subcommittee on energy and environment from 2007 to 2010. fred has a well-earned reputation for getting things done in washington and at home in southwest michigan. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome congressman fred upton. [ applause ] >> thank you. it is my job to introduce my dear friend, john dingell. he certainly has looked out for our great state of michigan virtually every day and every night. and by anyone's definition he is more than just a legend. he's a remarkable character in every respect. a world war ii vet a member of that greatest generation who never asked for thanks for a job well done but just did his job. and that attitude has carried on in his service in the h

dingell. they have worked together in their home state and in congress. mr. upton has been a representative since 1987. in 2010 he was elected by his colleagues to serve as chairman on the energy committee in -- and commerce. fred has a well earned a reputation for getting things done in washington and at home in southwest michigan. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome congressman fred upton. [applause] >> thank you. it is my job to introduce my dear friend, john dingell. he has certainly looked out for our great state of michigan virtually every day and every night. and by anyone's definition he is more than just a legend. he is a remarkable character in every respect. it world war ii veteran, a member of the greatest generation who never asked for thanks for a job well done, but just did his job. and that attitude has carried on in his service in the house. everyone does know that he is the dean of the house. he has had a remarkable journey with so many legislative achievement. john always cared about the michigan delegation, both sides of the aisle. and i