NBN Online for the week of November 20, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
News Stories Not the Driving Force Behind Home Buying
IBS to Feature Two Showcase Homes, Ted Koppel
Advice From Industry Experts: Ramp Up Sales and Marketing
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Nov. 27
Coast to Coast
Housing Decline Pushing Down the Price of Lumber
Politics & Government
Lawmakers Elect Leaders for 110th Congress
It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint, NAHB Tells Congress
Katrina Cleanup, Political Wrap-Up Highlight SGLA Conference
Economics & Finance
Starts, Permits Decline in October
Moving Pumps $170 Billion a Year Into the Economy
Builders Confidence Buoyed by Stabilizing Shift in Market
Eye on the Economy: Long-Term Interest Rates to Remain Favorable
Tips
Builder's Tip: Making Low-Cost Crown-Molding Clamps
IBS
More Than 100,000 Expected at International Builders’ Show
Business Management
Try Technology Before You Buy, at IBS Computer Labs
Environment
FEMA Retooling Flood Maps for Uniformity, But at What Price?
Multifamily
Multifamily Stock Index Jumps Again in October
Enter Pillars to Be 'Best of the Best' in Multifamily
Remodelers
Concrete Counters, Safety Lighting Top Trends in 2007
Downturns: Fertile Ground for Great Ideas
Home Depot Finds Aging Baby Boomers Want to Stay Put
Sales and Marketing
Flipping Houses Is Not as Easy as It Looks on Television
Education
Remodeling Puzzle Solvers Win PREP Exams
Education Calendar
Safety
OSHA Considering Costlier Standard for Paints, Chemicals
Regulation
Panels Knock Up to Five Weeks Off Building Schedule
Legal
Illegal Immigrant Charges Against Home Builder Dropped
Settlement Proposed for Steel Tubing Lawsuit
Workforce housing
Business Leaders Help Florida Teachers Buy Homes
Labor
Student Successes Bolster Growth of Training Programs
Building Products
Software Lets Owners Check Their Business at a Glance
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Scholarships Help Boost Twins’ Home Building Careers
Association News
Play Builders' Free Online Pro Football. Don't Drop the Ball.
Vegas Developer Turns Reality TV Into Charitable Giving
New York Builders Recognized for Pediatric Respite House
GM $500 Off Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Calendar of Events
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Lawmakers Elect Leaders for 110th Congress

As NAHB prepared to work with the new 110th Congress in a bipartisan fashion to advance the national housing agenda, congressional lawmakers from both parties elected their leadership last week for the 2007-2008 congressional term.

Below is a list of key Senate and House leaders:

Senate Leadership — Democratic Majority (51 seats)

  • Majority Leader/Democratic Conference Chairman — Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
  • Assistant Majority Leader/Majority Whip — Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)
  • Democratic Conference Vice Chairman — Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)
  • Democratic Conference Secretary — Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
  • Democratic Policy Committee Chairman — Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)
  • Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chairman — Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)


Senate Leadership — Republican Minority (49 seats)

  • Minority Leader — Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
  • Minority Whip — Trent Lott (R-Miss.)
  • Republican Conference Chairman — Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)
  • Republican Conference Vice Chairman — John Cornyn (R-Texas)
  • Republican Policy Committee Chairwoman — Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
  • National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman — John Ensign (R-Nev.)


House Leadership — Democratic Majority (231 seats*)

  • Speaker — Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
  • Majority Leader — Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)
  • Majority Whip — James Clyburn (D-S.C.)
  • Democratic Caucus Chairman — Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.)
  • Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman — John Larson (D-Conn.)
  • Democratic Congressional Committee Chairman: To be appointed by the Speaker.


House Leadership — Republican minority (197 seats*)

  • Minority Leader — John Boehner (R-Ohio)
  • Minority Whip — Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
  • Republican Conference Chairman — Adam Putnam (R-Fla.)
  • Republican Conference Vice Chairman — Kay Granger (R-Texas)
  • Republican Conference Secretary — John Carter (R-Texas)
  • Republican Policy Committee Chairman — Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.)
  • National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman — Tom Cole (R-Okla.)


* Seven House races are still too close to call.


 

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