WASHINGTON - On Monday, October 19, at 10:00 AM EDT, Vice President Biden will release the Recovery through Retrofit Report, which builds on the foundation laid out in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities in the United States and boost energy savings for middle class Americans by retrofitting homes for energy efficiency.

At the request of the Vice President, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) led an interagency working group consisting of eleven Departments and Agencies and six White House Offices to develop proposals aimed at expanding green jobs and increasing home energy savings. Members of this working group, including Energy Secretary Steven Chu, will join with the Vice President to discuss these proposals as well as the plans for implementation of the Report's recommendations.

The event will be POOLED for TV cameras and stills and OPEN for print reporters. An RSVP is required to participate.

WHAT:
Vice President Biden to unveil Recovery through Retrofit Report

WHO:
Vice President Joe Biden, Chair of the White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families
 Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Karen Mills

WHEN:
Monday October 19, 2009
(Gather time is at 9:15 AM EDT at the White House Stakeout location)

WHERE:
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, South
Court Auditorium
Print reporters who wish to cover and do not have a hard pass should RSVP with their Date of Birth and Social Security Number to press@ovp.eop.gov by no later than Sunday, October 18 at 12:00 PM.

Media contact(s):
(202) 586-4940