Markey Introduces Increase In Low-Income Energy Assistance

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Markey Introduces Increase In Low-Income Energy Assistance

A perfect storm of economic hardship, rising heating oil prices, and increased demand for home energy assistance could result in a serious home energy crisis for millions of Americans this year and beyond. In response to this looming threat, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation that would increase the level of funding for and expand availability to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, creating a vital safety net for hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts families.

"Our economy may finally be heating up, but the effects of a recession, periods of cold weather and rising energy prices are still having a chilling effect on thousands of Bay State families," said Rep. Markey, chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Energy and Environment Subcommittee in the Energy and Commerce Committee. "Expanding LIHEAP's funding and availability is absolutely vital."

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