John McCain, R-Arizona, said the Enron case is another illustration of the need for campaign finance reform to eliminate the perception that companies such as Enron can buy access and influence through contributions.
Recently, Eli Lehrer of the pro-market R Street Institute made another suggestion: Instead of simply attacking federal loan guarantees for clean-tech firms such as Solyndra, the federal government should get out of the business of subsidizing the energy sector entirely.