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Following Kuster's Advocacy, White House Announces Plan To Use COVID-19 Relief Funding To Offset Home Heating Costs This Winter

Statement

Date: Nov. 18, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Oil and Gas

Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced a plan to deploy funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to help offset rising home heating costs for Americans this winter. This move comes a week after Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) joined her colleagues in sending a letter to the administration urging the president to release inventory from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) and Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to limit natural gas exports.

"No Granite Stater should have to choose between heating their home or putting food on the table," said Rep. Kuster. "That's why I urged the Biden-Harris administration to take immediate, decisive action to ease home heating costs for families this winter. At a time when nearly 30 percent of households are forgoing other expenses to pay their energy bills, this move will meaningfully bring down energy prices for Granite Staters and allow them to keep the lights on and the thermostat up this winter."


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