[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E922]
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                          STATEMENT OF LIHEAP

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 1995
  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, as I was delayed in travel from Buffalo to 
Washington, I missed a chance to vote today in favor of a motion to 
instruct conferees on H.R. 1158, Fiscal Year 1995 Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions.
  This motion would have instructed our colleagues who are discussing 
House and Senate differences to among other things--but most 
importantly to me--would have accepted the Senate restoration of $1.3 
billion to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.
  Mr. Speaker, I have come before this body on several occasions to 
point out the seriousness of the elimination of funding for this 
program.
  To those who live in areas like Buffalo, NY, it can be a matter of 
life or death. LIHEAP provides fuel assistance to disabled, working 
poor, and low-income senior citizens who can't meet their own total 
energy needs.
  LIHEAP recipients have an average income of $8,257 per year; without 
some assistance their heat could be cut off. For these people, LIHEAP 
is a vital program which is certainly not pork or luxurious Federal 
spending.
  Mr. Speaker, I would have risen in support for the motion to instruct 
conferees. I appreciate this opportunity to clearly state my position.


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