The Biden administration on Friday announced its state-by-state plans to distribute an additional $4.5 billion through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help prevent utility shutoffs.
The White House said 14 major utility companies have made commitments to prevent service shutoff for Americans who are applying for aid, and to expedite assistance, including seven new commitments over last year.
“These resources are already allowing states across the country to provide more home energy relief to low-income Americans than ever before,” the White House said in a statement.
The White House said new commitments were made by utility companies Atlantic City Electric, Baltimore Gas and Electric, ComEd, Delmarva Power, Pacific Gas & Electric, PECO and Pepco.
“These funds represent the largest appropriation in a single year since the program was established in 1981,” the White House said.
The administration called for states, localities and tribes to coordinate across programs for assistance, and the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department have issued guidance and co-hosted webinars.
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Imagine the cost for apartment building owners once this satanic government mandates they all convert to solar. Biden in charge of America is like Bernie madoff being in charge of the banking industry.
I know a woman in Washinton State that deliberately wouldn’t pay her electric bill, because after 3 months the State of Washington would pay her electric bill. This is a woman with one child, living with a man of a different race and neither one works or has a job, living off of welfare and the taxpayers.
Why should they work or pay their bills when the corrupt socialist Democrat Party ruled State will give them everything for free.
Until the State runs out of other people’s money.
“What exactly is your fair share of what someone else has worked for”??
I’ve heard of OTHERS doing the same.. ALL BECAUSE all to often, Unca govt, DOES CAVE IN and pay for these whiners..
The Biden administration DELIBERATELY created the energy crisis that has nearly doubled fuel costs across the country, and now it’s going to SAVE those most hurt by its policies. Vote buying on steroids.
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