Obama to visit Virginia Home Depot to push energy-efficiency

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President Barack Obama makes a push today for Congress to pass energy efficiency incentives.

The president plans to visit a Home Depot in northern Virginia this morning to make the case that making homes more energy-efficient will create jobs and save people money on their energy bills.

Last week, Obama proposed a new spending plan that would give tax breaks for energy-efficient retrofits in homes. The White House hopes the appeal of the program -- which some administration officials have dubbed Cash for Caulkers -- will be similar to the now-expired Cash for Clunkers program.