So the dymaxion house -- which could have provided low-cost housing for everyone -- was never built.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

But solving them cost money. A farmer could get wood to build his house.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

These days, college can cost more than a house.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

House Minority Leader John Boehner, in the weekly Republican message, says the president's energy bill would cost too much and hurt the economy.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

Those of us who have insurance," In closed door negotiations, House Democrats are trying to overcome objections from fiscally-conservative Democrats who are not satisfied with cost reductions in the emerging measure.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

Legislation the Senate passed and the version the House of Representatives approved earlier have both been estimated by the independent Congressional Budget Office to cost in the upper $800 billion range.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Or are we going to make this vote a victory for the American people?" The legislation the House will vote on is estimated to cost But because of savings in some areas, the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says it could reduce the size of the federal deficit by $138 billion, something the president is hoping will attracting support from wavering Democrats.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19