Cash For Caulkers Blog » Lindsey Graham http://cashforcaulkersblog.com News on the U.S. Government's Homestar Program Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:44:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Effect of Recent Elections on the Proposed Home Star Program http://cashforcaulkersblog.com/homestar/effect-of-recent-elections-on-the-proposed-home-star-program http://cashforcaulkersblog.com/homestar/effect-of-recent-elections-on-the-proposed-home-star-program#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:15:16 +0000 Cash For Caulkers http://cashforcaulkersblog.com/?p=148 Here’s a breakdown of the legislators in Washington who have had a major role in the proposed Home Star legislation (“Cash for Caulkers”), and how they fared in recent elections on November 2nd.

 

Rep. Peter Welch, D-VT – Sponsored the House bill on Cash for Caulkers.  Welch won his third term to the House on November 2nd.  He said that job creation will be his top priority during this term.  He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

 

Senator Jeff Bingaman, D-NM – Sponsored the Senate bill on Cash for Caulkers.  Senator Bingaman was not up for re-election, but will be in 2012.

 

Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC – Co-sponsored the Senate Cash for Caulkers bill.  Senator Graham was not up for re-election, but will be in 2014.

 

Senator Mark Warner, D-VA – Co-sponsored the Senate Cash for Caulkers bill.  Senator Warner will also be up for re-election in 2014.

 

Senator Harry Reid, D-NV - Introduced the Cash for Caulkers bill before the Senate on July 28, 2010.  Reid won with 50.2% of the vote over challenger Sharron Angle, who had 44.6% of the vote.

 

So, all the key players of the Home Star legislation are still in Washington.  However, the Republicans now control the House of Representative and made gains in the Senate.  The question now remains will President Obama and the legislators listed above still push for the Home Star program?

]]> http://cashforcaulkersblog.com/homestar/effect-of-recent-elections-on-the-proposed-home-star-program/feed 0 Cash For Caulkers Bill Still Under Consideration in the Senate http://cashforcaulkersblog.com/homestar/cash-for-caulkers-bill-still-under-consideration-in-the-senate http://cashforcaulkersblog.com/homestar/cash-for-caulkers-bill-still-under-consideration-in-the-senate#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:24:08 +0000 Cash For Caulkers http://cashforcaulkersblog.com/?p=114 According to an article published this evening on CNNMoney.com, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that any energy bill the Senate would pursue would focus on four areas, one of which is the Homestar program, commonly referred to as Cash for Caulkers.

The Sponsor of the bill in the Senate is Senator Jeff Bingham, a Democrat from New Mexico.  Co-sponsors are Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Mark R. Warner.  Senate bill S.3177, referred to as the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010, has been referred to the Committee on Finance.

The House of Representatives passed the $6 billion Cash for Caulkers bill on May 6, 2010.

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