NE Governors want more home heating aid

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Eight Northeastern governors – including Jim Douglas – are urging the U.S. House to approve $5.1 billion in funding to help low income Americans heat their homes next winter.

This past winter the federal government distributed about $3 billion as part of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Now, oil prices are even higher and the governors say the additional money is needed to make it possible for the most vulnerable households to heat their homes.

Last winter, 23,000 Vermont households received an average LIHEAP payment of $1,169.

The Northeastern Governor’s coalition is chaired by Governor Douglas, and is made up of the six New England states, New York and New Jersey.

 

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