[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: January 26, 1994]
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                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-332. A resolution adopted by the House of the General 
     Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.

                       ``House Resolution No. 166

       ``Whereas, The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program 
     served over 500,000 households in this Commonwealth for the 
     1992-1993 program year; and
       ``Whereas, This program helps people in rural and urban 
     areas alike; and
       ``Whereas, This program helps senior citizens and families 
     with small children; and
       ``Whereas, This is one of the few programs available to the 
     working poor; and
       ``Whereas, Weatherization-efforts funding through this 
     program has helped to reduce energy bills for low-income 
     customers and has also helped to conserve energy; and
       ``Whereas, Federal funding for this program has been 
     steadily decreasing since 1985; and
       ``Whereas, The demand for this program, however, has been 
     steadily increasing; therefore be it
       ``Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize Congress and the 
     President to fund the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
     Program at a level greater than the funding level for the 
     1992-1993 program year; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That the House of Representatives memorialize 
     Congress and the President to further maintain or increase 
     funding for weatherization programs which help to conserve 
     energy and decrease energy bills of low-income customers; and 
     be it further
       ``Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted 
     to the President and presiding officers of each house of 
     Congress and to each member of Congress from Pennsylvania as 
     an indication of the settlement of this legislative body for 
     Congress to reject all proposals to cut funding for the Low-
     Income Home Energy Assistance Program.''

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