[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 148 (Monday, November 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1893]
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  RECOGNIZING VETERANS GREEN JOBS FOR ITS INVOLVEMENT IN THE MILITARY 
                   HOUSING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 15, 2010

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Veterans Green Jobs, VGJ, for its efforts to create green jobs for 
military veterans while also helping to improve environmental 
efficiency through the Military Housing Energy Efficiency Project, 
MHEEP.
  Thanks to the support from the Sierra Club's Military Families 
Initiative, a partnership between the Sierra Club and Walmart, VGJ 
worked with the Laborers International Union of North America, LiUNA, 
to establish a month long training program to certify veterans in 
energy auditing and weatherization work. The program also provided 
career and professional development services.
  In the fall, VGJ's partnership with LiUNA allowed the newly trained 
veterans to weatherize 50 military homes in Virginia. VGJ worked with 
the Virginia National Guard, members of Congress, Veterans Service 
Organizations, and several other regional organizations to identify 
military family homes to receive energy audit and weatherization 
services. Through these initiatives, VGJ produced cost savings for 
military families.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing 
Veterans Green Jobs, in coordination with the Sierra Club and Walmart, 
for its involvement with the MHEEP to create green jobs for military 
veterans and improve environmental efficiency in military homes.

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