Sens. Collins Issues Joint Statement on Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, in response to the White House transfer of $37 million in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to combat the coronavirus:
"Our priority is keeping people safe and healthy, but taking money from LIHEAP would have the opposite impact. As a result of this $37 million cut, seniors and vulnerable families could be left out in the cold. . . .
"Our priority is keeping people safe and healthy, but taking money from LIHEAP would have the opposite impact. As a result of this $37 million cut, seniors and vulnerable families could be left out in the cold. . . .