Rep. Henry A. Waxman (Calif.) and Rep. Diana DeGette (Colo.) — Democrats on the committee who had once defended the choice of Solyndra — last week also questioned whether they had been misled. In a letter, they wrote that Solyndra Chief Executive Brian Harrison “did not convey to us the perilous condition of the company, and the Committee should know why. ” CYA operation in full effect, backing away from this as fast as their little legs can carry them.