Kathy Castor: “we are marching together with American businesses, states and local communities, scientists, innovators, farmers…”

the bill also says it would gut the ability of manufacturers, consumer groups, and others to arrive at consensus. Most of what happens when the Department of Energy goes to update energy efficiency standards is that everyone gets together…

This is a real cry for help, and we need Republicans and Congress focused on Americans' pocketbooks, not trying to distract from the massive tax giveaway to billionaires and special interests. Mr. Pallone is absolutely right. They are out…

I encourage all of my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 7224, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Energy efficiency standards for mobile homes haven't been updated in decades, allowing leaky walls to sap budgets. They profile an older woman, a retiree on a fixed income in St. Petersburg, who lives in a 960-square-foot manufactured…