Government money short to help poor pay heating bills

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Source: Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 30 million low-income American households who will need help paying heating bills this winter from a U.S. government program will be left in the cold because of a lack of funding for the program.


The poor, already digging deep to pay for expensive gasoline, also will face much higher heating fuel costs, especially if oil prices stay near record levels.

Consumer groups and state energy officials have sounded the alarm, saying a federal program to help poor families pay heating bills will have nowhere near the money needed to cover those expected to seek assistance.

The current $2.16 billion LIHEAP budget in only $300 million more than what the program had when it was created by Congress in 1981. Despite higher energy costs, the Bush administration has proposed cutting the program's budget.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071019/pl_nm/poor_usa_winter_dc_1

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He can fund an illegal war but so what if people freeze to death.

[xchrom]

1. pete stark had it right.

no money to fund a war, health care or heating costs for the poor.

[dickbearton]

5. The Criminal Bush found credit (money) for his illegal invasion...

But no money, no credit, for America's poor; much less
America's middle class. String the traitors and war criminals
up.

[Neoma]

2. Well, they're obviously not short on killing them.

[allisonthegreat]

3. What could be worse?

It will just increase crime. People can not go without electricity.

[rodeodance]

4. Contact your Congress people NOW---DEMS and REpugs HERE:

First it is kids health insurance. and now this. Get busy folks. we got work to do.



Contact your Congress people NOW---DEMS and REpugs! Senators AND Legislators.

Contact at:
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Forum Name General Discussion
Topic subject Bush seeks cut in LIHEAP, threatens veto (dead elderly this winter)
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2092695#2092695
2092695, Bush seeks cut in LIHEAP, threatens veto (dead elderly this winter)
Posted by usregimechange on Fri Oct-19-07 09:33 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 30 million low-income American households who will need help paying heating bills this winter from a U.S. government program will be left in the cold because of a lack of funding for the program.

The poor, already digging deep to pay for expensive gasoline, also will face much higher heating fuel costs, especially if oil prices stay near record levels.

Consumer groups and state energy officials have sounded the alarm, saying a federal program to help poor families pay heating bills will have nowhere near the money needed to cover those expected to seek assistance...

Still, the administration did not back away from its threat to veto legislation to boost funding for LIHEAP to levels it has called too high.

LIHEAP has an interim annual budget of $2.16 billion, but the White House wants to cut the program to $1.78 billion for the 2008 spending year that began
on October 1.

The House of Representatives has passed legislation to boost the program to $2.66 billion, while a Senate committee has cleared a bill keeping LIHEAP at its current $2.16 billion budget.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071019/pl_nm/poor_usa_winter_dc_1

Tell congress to pass/override or ask FEMA for body bags.

[NYC]

6. 30 million low-income American households > 10% population.

We have 300 million people. Not each person is a household. Therefore, we have fewer than 300 million households. If 30 million households require help paying for heating, over 10% of our population needs help paying for heating. I think that's drastic.

[NYC]

7. Related:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2097154

[Systematic Chaos]

8. Well then I suppose this global warming is a GOOD thing then?

This post now includes a FREE :sarcasm: tag!

[Karenina]

9. FREEZE TO DEATH!!!

YOU USELESS EATERS!!!

This has been a public service announcement brought to you by your *gubmint.

[cornermouse]

10. Has anyone read Anderson's story The Little Match Girl?

Welcome to her world.