It is now being reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is aiding a Chinese solar firm that is represented by none other than his own son.
The story was published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
There’s another factor, however, one more personal to Reid: His son, Rory Reid, is one of the attorneys for the ENN Mojave Energy project. A Reid spokeswoman said the senator did not suggest Reid’s firm – Lionel, Sawyer & Collins – to ENN, nor has the elder Reid spoken to this son about the deal. (Reid imposed a strict ban on family members lobbying his office in 2003 after the Los Angeles Times asked him about lobbying by three of his four sons.)
And while Reid said in that April interview that “Every day that goes by, the ability to produce solar [energy] is cheaper,” the fact is, it’s more expensive than coal and natural gas right now. Someday, green power may be cheaper than anything else. But that day isn’t here yet, and until it arrives, Reid must mind the costs and the conflicts.
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Keep it in the family –> HARRY REID HELPS CHINESE SOLAR FIRM REPRESENTED — BY HIS SON! http://t.co/kLYqkzjE
— IMCroft (@InpatientMed) August 5, 2012
"@angelfleming: #teaparty HARRY REID HELPS CHINESE SOLAR FIRM REPRESENTED — BY HIS SON! http://t.co/imyujhmd" Reid is an embarrassment.
— Chris Wire (@CWire35) August 5, 2012
Isn’t it interesting that Reid has been making a lot of allegations lately about Mitt Romney’s tax payments? Does he have a source for this story?
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