Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and governors of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island have sent a letter to Congressional leaders "urging that federal funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program...be maintained at the level last authorized of $5.1 billion."
This is a copy of that letter:
New England Govs FY12 LIHEAP Ltr- Leaders 9-21-11
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Statement: Connecticut Delegation Stands Strong for Federal Disaster Funds
Connecticut Democrats in a prepared statement today said they applaud "members of Connecticut's House Delegation for their united votes against a Republican plan that tried to hold $1 billion in federal disaster relief funds hostage."
The statement said: "Republicans sought to tie the federal disaster funds to cuts in the advanced technology vehicle manufacturing program, cuts that Democrats said could hurt 12 projects in the early stages of review that could create more than 10,000 jobs.
"Connecticut residents are struggling to recover from the impact of Hurricane Irene, and Republicans want to play politics with people's lives and livelihoods," said Connecticut Democratic Party Chair Nancy DiNardo, also in the statement. "I applaud our House members doing what's right for the people of our state and voting against this plan."
"The plan failed in the House of Representatives as Speaker of the House John Boehner was unable to muster the support of his own party.
The Senate has already passed a bill to replenish the Disaster Relief Fund to the end of the year and through 2012 that does tie disaster relief to offsets."
The statement was issued from the office of Jaclyn M. Falkowski; Communications Director,Connecticut Democratic Party
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