[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 191 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 LIHEAP

  (Mr. BASS of New Hampshire asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BASS of New Hampshire. Mr. Speaker, the weather is cold in the 
Northeast. This year is no exception. In October, we had a huge 
snowstorm, an emergency declaration. Residents of the northern States--
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont--are over 80 percent dependent on 
heating oil. And we've depended--in the case of New Hampshire, 47,200 
people--on the Low Income Energy Assistance Program. It is imperative 
that this program be adequately funded this year.
  Mr. Speaker, the President, in his budget submission this year, 
proposed to cut LIHEAP funding by 50 percent. I urge our appropriators 
to do better than that this year because there are a lot of people in 
the Northeast that need this funding this year.
  I urge support for adequate funding for low income energy assistance.

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