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Ayotte Passes on Bipartisan Heating Aid Request

by: William Tucker

Wed Oct 19, 2011 at 06:00:00 AM EDT

A bipartisan group of 33 senators, including every New England senator EXCEPT Sen. Kelly Ayotte, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius calling on HHS to release Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds as quickly as possible. The senators requested the funds be released now to allow state agencies to begin preparing their LIHEAP programs for the winter.

Excerpts from the letter to Secretary Sebelius:

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is an indispensable lifeline for low-income households. As state agencies prepare their LIHEAP programs for the winter, we request that the Department of Health and Human Services release LIHEAP funds as quickly and at as high of a level as possible under the current continuing resolution.

Low-income families spend a higher proportion of their income on energy, and this is particularly true during times of extreme temperatures and increased energy prices. ... [T]he Energy Information Administration projects that the price of heating oil will be 10 percent higher this winter than last, the highest average winter price ever predicted. While these prices would be challenging under the best of times, elevated levels of unemployment across our states will make this year's heating season an even greater struggle.

Last year, LIHEAP provided 47,215 of New Hampshire's most vulnerable households with financial assistance. 32% of the recipients were elderly, 28% disabled and 22% were children under age five.
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NHPR reports sharp spike (0.00 / 0)
in home heating costs.

The price of home heating oil is expected to hit an all-time high this winter. That's unwelcome news from Maine to Maryland, where millions of people rely on the fuel to stay warm. The spike could make life difficult for heating oil suppliers and their low-income customers.

http://www.nhpr.org/forecast-c...

The free market will sort it all out, I guess.

birch paper; on Twitter @deanbarker

What was Ayotte's reason for not signing? (0.00 / 0)

She forgot? n/t (0.00 / 0)

[ Parent ]
The Koch Brothers (4.00 / 1)
told her not to?
[ Parent ]
When you've been bought (4.00 / 2)
you have to do what your masters say, and Kelly was bought and paid for by those in the 1%.  Sadly, those who voted for her as well as the rest of us have only half the representation in the US Senate that we are entitled to.
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Republicans love "Real Americans" (0.00 / 0)
THE PROBLEM IS THEY ONLY THINK THE TOP 10% ARE REAL AMERICANS  
Vile and disgusting. (4.00 / 1)
This woman is an embarrassment to New Hampshire and to all of New England.  I never thought I'd long for the days of Judd Gregg.
Most recent letter from Kelly. More proof she doesn't server NH (0.00 / 0)
Thank you for contacting me regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  I appreciate hearing from you.

President Obama announced that he will no longer defend the federal government's position against same-sex marriage, ordering the Justice Department to stop supporting the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.  I believe it is the role of the Supreme Court, not the President, to determine the constitutionality of laws passed by the people's elected representatives.  While I respect your opinion, I do not support repealing DOMA, which preserves the rights of states to define marriage and does not require a state to recognize a marriage that is defined differently from their respective state law.

Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me.  As your Senator, it is important for me to hear from those I represent regarding the current issues affecting New Hampshire and our country.  Please do not hesitate to be in touch again if I can be of any further assistance.

Sincerely,

Kelly A. Ayotte

This woman does not represent NH.

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are we really surprised? (4.00 / 2)
She voted against giving FEMA the funds to help states like NEW HAMPSHIRE rebuild after Irene.

Ayotte represents the 1%.  

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