The HomeStar Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee on a 30-17 vote. Two Republicans -- Wayne Whitfield of Kentucky and Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania -- crossed over to vote with 28 Democrats. The bipartisan legislation would create a $6 billion rebate program to retrofit exiting homes for energy efficiency. In addition, Homestar would create 168k jobs in 2010 and 2011.
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