[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 5, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      CLEAN ENERGY JOBS/HOME STAR

  (Mr. MURPHY of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
Home Star program. The Home Star program will give us the tools we need 
to move towards energy independence while strengthening our economy and 
the middle class. This program encourages energy efficiency 
improvements during a period when people are strapped for cash. These 
new improvements will save money in the long run, while creating clean 
energy jobs and reducing our dependence on foreign oil in the short 
term.
  The key to this program is it incentivizes purchases that otherwise 
wouldn't be made. This is exactly the way we want to go about 
stimulating growth in our economy. In my home State of New York, 
approximately 76 percent of the homes were built before 1970. As a 
result, we pay a lot more for our energy needs to heat and cool our 
homes.
  I am proud to support the Home Star program to help homeowners make 
improvements that will save them money and create new green energy 
jobs.

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