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State by State Impacts: House Republicans’ Extreme CR Would Decimate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program as Temperatures Drop [1]

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Date: 2023-09-20  

With less than two weeks before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples’ lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts all across the country.

Instead of working in a bipartisan manner to keep the government open and address emergency needs for the American people, House Republicans introduced a continuing resolution this week that makes an 8%, across-the-board cut to programs that millions of hardworking Americans count on—violating the bipartisan budget deal the President and Congress agreed to earlier this year. On top of these indiscriminate cuts, their continuing resolution makes even deeper cuts to several other key programs, including the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)—which families depend on to heat their homes during the winter. With colder weather approaching,House Republicans’ extreme CR would cut LIHEAP by over 60%.

Here is what House Republicans’ draconian over 60% cut to LIHEAP would look like across all 50 states and the District of Columbia:

State Cut to LIHEAP Households served by LIHEAP (FY 2022) Alabama $40 Million 59,725 Alaska $7 Million 4,117 Arizona $21 Million 6,377 Arkansas $22 Million 45,711 California $159 Million 98,075 Colorado $36 Million 84,096 Connecticut $49 Million 92,180 Delaware $9 Million 8,445 Dist. of Col. $8 Million 8,035 Florida $72 Million 36,141 Georgia $57 Million 81,558 Hawaii $4 Million 6,357 Idaho $14 Million 36,969 Illinois $118 Million 258,424 Indiana $53 Million 109,750 Iowa $37 Million 112,451 Kansas $25 Million 33,688 Kentucky $38 Million 62,668 Louisiana $37 Million 17,437 Maine $26 Million 36,563 Maryland $52 Million 82,046 Massachusetts $90 Million 133,635 Michigan $112 Million 337,073 Minnesota $80 Million 127,605 Mississippi $24 Million 28,891 Missouri $55 Million 117,891 Montana $14 Million 16,418 Nebraska $22 Million 41,587 Nevada $10 Million 22,753 New Hampshire $19 Million 24,425 New Jersey $87 Million 236,094 New Mexico $13 Million 34,123 New York $256 Million 1,166,391 North Carolina $72 Million 149,869 North Dakota $14 Million 14,020 Ohio $106 Million 231,446 Oklahoma $26 Million 58,421 Oregon $27 Million 60,070 Pennsylvania $137 Million 342,419 Rhode Island $16 Million 25,581 South Carolina $34 Million 13,921 South Dakota $13 Million 23,966 Tennessee $47 Million 62,373 Texas $120 Million 76,573 Utah $18 Million 18,912 Vermont $14 Million 26,854 Virginia $67 Million 106,279 Washington $42 Million 89,121 West Virginia $22 Million 59,194 Wisconsin $72 Million 194,705 Wyoming $7 Million 8,260

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[1] Url: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/20/state-by-state-impacts-house-republicans-extreme-cr-would-decimate-the-low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-as-temperatures-drop/

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