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Washington, DC - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Edward J. Markey, Congressman John Tierney, and a bipartisan group of more than 100 lawmakers sent a letter urging President Barack Obama to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at the FY2011 level of $4.7 billion. Funding for LIHEAP in FY2012 was cut by 24 percent, to $3.47 billion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), longtime Congressional champion of providing assistance to low-income families to heat and cool their homes and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, was joined by a bipartisan group of 102 lawmakers in a letter urging President Barack Obama to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at the FY2011 level of $4.7 billion. Rep. Markey led the letter with Representatives Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), James McGovern (D-Mass.), Peter King (R-N.Y.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), John Larson (D-Ct.) and Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.). Funding for LIHEAP in FY2012 was cut by 24 percent, to $3.47 billion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) and Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today praised the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s release of $845 million to states throughout the country through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Massachusetts will receive $21 million, which in addition to the almost $78 million already released, brings the Commonwealth’s total to $99 million in FY2012.

Washington, DC - October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman John Tierney released the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) decision to enact a series of changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) that will help more eligible borrowers refinance their home mortgage.

Salem, MA - June 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman John Tierney and Professor Elizabeth Warren, Assistant to President Obama and a Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), met with a small group of local community bankers, mortgage bankers, and realtors yesterday. Congressman Tierney invited Professor Warren to our area to continue her conversation with community bankers as the CFPB begins its mission to protect consumers with reforms to the mortgage process.

Peabody, MA - January 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the Commonwealth deals with another bout of bitter cold temperatures, Congressman John Tierney today announced that Massachusetts is expected to receive an additional $8,672,501 in emergency contingency funding to help seniors and working families around the state heat their homes this winter. In total, the state will receive $182,246,823 in necessary energy assistance between October 2010 and March 4, 2011. These new funds come less than two weeks after Congressman Tierney announced $72,765,243 in LIHEAP funds.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and a bipartisan group of legislators on Wednesday introduced the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, calling it critical job-creating legislation.

WASHINGTON, DC - November 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement today after the House of Representatives voted to stimulate the local economy by extending unemployment benefits and the first-time homebuyer tax credit. Additional tax relief will be targeted to military families and businesses. The House passed H.R. 3549, the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009, by a vote of 403-12.

BOSTON, MA - August 4, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators John Kerry and Edward Kennedy, together with Congressman Barney Frank today announced that New Bedford will receive a total of $4,486,663 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for critical housing programs in the city.The federal funding comes as part of three national grant programs. The city will receive $3,010,541 as part of the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program, $131,648 as part of the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) program, and $1,344,474 as part of the HOME program