Six New England Governors Urge Congress to Add $3 Billion for LIHEAP Heating Aid: Oil Prices Projected Up About 50 Percent
The governors of all six New England states wrote to the leaders of the congressional appropriations committees on November 9, urging Congress to provide an additional $3 billion for the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), bringing total program funding to $7 billion ahead of rising heating costs this winter.
The letter was led by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and signed by the governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte, and addressed to House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro and Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins and Vice Chair Patty Murray.
Citing projections from the Northeast Energy Assistance Directors Association, the governors said heating oil prices are projected to increase by approximately 50 percent this winter, which could cost low-income households in the Northeast nearly $1.1 billion more for heating oil. (Source: Office of the Governor of Connecticut)
Source: Office of the Governor of Connecticut
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