"if accessibility features are incorporated into housing at the time of construction, the additional cost can be less than $600"
"I wanted to talk a bit about foreclosures. It has been a real problem and continues to be, as I mentioned in my testimony, in Chicago."
"An average family who simply lives in proximity to foreclosures and who may not have any trouble with their loans have already lost or will lose more than $20,000 in household wealth."
"It has also become clear that many of those companies that carried out foreclosures over the last few years kept poor documentation, sometimes employed abusive tactics, and in some cases committed out..."
"We want that settlement done. We want it completed. These people need housing."
"I think you mentioned that various State and local but also federal-level energy-efficiency standards have come into effect."
"A new report by the ACEEE found that between 1987 and 2010, real prices of refrigerators, washers and dishwashers decreased by 35 percent, 45 percent and 30 percent, respectively."
"I know Com Ed has a number of incentive programs that might be very useful to help you go beyond the minimum standard."
"I am a big supporter of that rule because let us face it: these homes after renovation often are sold, flipped, people are moving in and out, and lead is one of the most dangerous toxins that affect m..."
"Efficiency First contractors work every day with homeowners sitting at kitchen tables across America helping them understand why their energy bills are so high and that retrofitting homes will put ene..."
"If there was a national model that rolled out and could take home performance nationwide, that would definitely benefit the Nation's energy independence."
"It is so important that any changes this committee considers to Superfund builds on its success helping communities like yours instead of undermining it."