With winter not too far away, New York's junior U.S. senator is calling on the Trump Administration to release funding for a program that helps low-income New Yorkers heat their homes. Kirsten Gillibrand's demand for the immediate release of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds comes amid the rising cost of crude oil, which has driven up the average cost of heating oil in New York to $6.14 per gallon -- a 66% jump from a year ago. Gillibrand says LIHEAP is a vital lifeline for over a million New Yorkers...
Kirsten Gillibrand: more than 1.1 million New Yorkers
Congress has appropriated an estimated $360 million for LIHEAP to be used for the fall and winter months. While the deadline to release that funding hasn't passed yet, Gillibrand says any delay in funding could be detrimental...
Kirsten Gillibrand: could leave New Yorkers in the cold
The New York Democrat has sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to demand the release in LIHEAP funding.
