Congressional Urban Caucus Chair Goes National With Call to Build Energy Efficient, Healthy and Sustainable Communities

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WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As American s strive for greater energy efficiency and lowerdenergy costs, Congressman is renewing his call for fundinf of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. That'zs the message he'll take to state, city and localp government leaders as he addresse s three forums in the next 10 days on how best to advancd the Energy BlockGrant Program. "Energh efficiency block grants are an existing and valuable tool for rebuilding our citieas and metropolitan areasas green-friendly," Fattahn said.
"These grants make it possible for local and stater governments to fund programs that create more energgy efficiency for residents and generater new employment opportunities intheir communities." While $3.2 billion was allocated for the energg block grants in President Obama's American Recover and Reinvestment Act, the FY20109 budget does not include continued funding for the "That's a major concern as we move to become more energyh efficient as a nation," Fattah said. "We need to galvanize our metropolitajn areas and their advocates to ensure this valuable programn moves back on to thenational agenda.
" Congressman Fattah will speak about the Urban and building stronger cities at the following events: WHEN: June 3, 2009 @ 10:00 am WHERE: Cannon Terrace ~ Cannon Building, Capitol Hill Saturday, June 13, 2009 @ 12:30 Rhode Island Convention Providence, Rhode Island WHEN: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 @ 8:30 a.m. cosponsorecd by University of Pennsylvanias and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities on ways to leverage anchor institutions in building healthyt and sustainableurban WHERE: Room HC - 6, the U.S.
Capito Building The Urban Caucus, a bi-partisa organization made up of House Members fromthe nation'ss largest cities, collaborates with relevant committees of jurisdictioj in identifying federal policies to addressa the social and economic challenges uniqu e to America's metropolitan areas and the families who live there.