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LIHEAP Amendment

By: Jack Reed
By: Jack Reed
Date: Jan. 21, 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Housing and Property

Mr. REED. Madam President, this amendment would direct the President to release $300 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. It will be offset by using unexpended emergency LIHEAP funds which were already appropriated in the 2001 Supplemental Appropriations Act. Today, as the temperatures freeze, people throughout the country—people in the Northeast, the Midwest, many parts of the country—are freezing. This includes low-income seniors. With rising oil prices, a declining economy, and cold temperatures, it is the "perfect storm" for those people. We can help them with this amendment.

The amendment will also provide assistance to address the scorching heats of summer in other parts of the country. I urge passing.

I yield the remaining time to my colleague Senator Collins.

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