White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills

[babylonsister]

White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills
By JOSH BOAKyesterday


The Biden administration is taking steps to help distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills, an unprecedented sum that comes largely from its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.

The package provided an additional $4.5 billion for the government’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which typically has funding of $3 billion to $4 billion annually. Aid for renters can also cover utility costs, while the money provided to state, local and tribal governments can help families that face high heating bills and are ineligible for other programs.

“It’s another example of where the American Rescue Plan included extra precautions to ensure we would be prepared,” said Gene Sperling, who is overseeing coronavirus relief for the White House. “These new programs and funding were designed to ensure that if the weather was colder or the prices were higher, we would have the highest resources ever to help as many hard-pressed families as possible.”

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https://apnews.com/article/business-gene-sperling-1d6a0239664feee3a6614136789c0ee9

[brewens]

1. I wear thermal socks and underwear all through the cold months. That helps keep my

bill down, but I just spent $80 on more. Good thing Costco has good long johns for about $18 a pair.

What's funny is I barely qualify for a little section 8 housing help. I would qualify easier if my electrical bill was higher. Oh well, it's also always nicer outside with the undies, so it's well worth it.

[abqtommy]

5. Sounds good. I used to do that and still do to some extent. nt

[NanceGreggs]

2. Those bastards!!!

What next? Feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, caring for the sick and dying - doing all that whacked-out shit that Jesus promoted?

No wonder the Evangelicals are Trump-humpers - they recognize an anti-Christian scam when they see one.

[babylonsister]

3. Right?! What are their

scheming minds going to think up next?

[NanceGreggs]

4. It pains me to say it ...

... but I think the Dems are getting dangerously close to spewing that "do unto others" bullshit.

At this point, there's no telling how low they're willing to go.

[abqtommy]

6. My snark meter pegged at the max with this reply. Good. Keep it up! nt

[NanceGreggs]

7. Being on anyone's 'snark meter' these days ...

... is its own reward.

Thank you.

[Brainfodder]

8. Yeah by golly how dare they do such extraordinary things for the American people?

Do they have no shame?



Nance, I don't know how these "leaders" can still be keeping up this crap defense of sheer super obvious to a 5 year old dumbfuckery?



Over political games they put lives in danger with ridiculous rhetoric and some are just over the top itching for a fight, like a national war between parties, WTF would that look like in the internet age, and whose that serious about something that a simple form can make change, any way?

[dalton99a]

9. +1