States awash in stimulus money to weatherize homes

MONTGOMERY, Ala.

That is enough to weatherize 1 million homes, instead of the 140,000 normally done each year.

President Barack Obama said pouring money into the program would lower utility bills for cash-strapped families, provide jobs for construction workers idled by the housing slump, and make the nation more energy-efficient.

“You’re getting a three-fer,” Obama said. “That’s exactly the kind of program we should be funding.”

AP