[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H20]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      KEEPING HOMES SAFE AND WARM

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, temperatures this week in 
Buffalo and western New York are in single digits.
  My community has some of the oldest housing stock in the country. 
Keeping these homes safe and warm is expensive. Failing to do so can be 
life threatening.
  This year, Congress approved $876 million in additional Home Energy 
Assistance Program funding for seniors and families in New York to 
afford energy. The infrastructure bill goes further, providing a 
historic $3.5 billion nationwide for weatherization. This funding means 
that old houses will better withstand extreme weather as well as 
supporting green energy jobs.
  But we can't stop there. We must do more. This Congress must enact 
the renewable energy provisions in Build Back Better so entire 
neighborhoods in my community can be retrofitted for long-term 
resilience. I urge the Senate to enact these provisions now.

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