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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Bush Administration to poor people: Go freeze in the dark
Posted by Jill | 7:34 AM

You'd think that with the price of home heating tripling since last year, the Bush Administration would recognize that Federal energy assistance to help the poor pay their home heating costs would be adjusted.

Nope.

Democratic lawmakers are urging the Bush administration to increase funding for a $2 billion energy program to help the poor pay heating bills expected to increase about 47 percent this winter.

The energy assistance program helps low-income families, primarily the elderly and disabled, pay utility bills - about one-third of the total bill, on average. The money is disbursed through block grants to the states.

Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said last week that additional money was "not on the agenda."


As a result of this, we're going to see more apartment fires from kerosene heaters and more poor elderly being found frozen to death in their apartments.

Compassionate conservatism indeed.
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