| The
following news releases and commentary have been issued by
the Campaign for Home Energy Assistance. The most recent is
at the top:
OP-ED | Cold Congress in a Hot Time
September 14, 2006
PRESS RELEASE | "Support LIHEAP Now!" say Home Energy Assistance Advocates: Impact of Heat Wave Made Much Worse by Lack of Home Energy Assistance Funding
August 4, 2006
PRESS RELEASE | House Action Threatens Home Energy Support for Millions of Americans
June 7, 2006
OP-ED | Put Heat on the Feds to
Keep Heat on in American Homes
December 7, 2005
OP-ED | A Second Wave of Hurricane Victims
October 12, 2005
PRESS
RELEASE | Campaign Urges Lawmakers to Provide $600
Million in Emergency Funding for LIHEAP
October 12, 2005
OP-ED
| A Chill Wind from the White House Could Have Frosty Results
for Millions of Americans
March 2005
PRESS RELEASE | Campaign
Urges Lawmakers to Provide $600 Million in Emergency
Funding for LIHEAP
November 12, 2004
LETTER | Campaign Sends Letter to Lawmakers
Urging Provision of $600 Million in Emergency Funds
November 12, 2004
PRESS RELEASE | UPDATE: House Appropriations
Committee Approves $2 Billion for LIHEAP in FY 2005
July 15, 2004
PRESS RELEASE | House Panel Approves
$2 Billion for LIHEAP in FY 2005
July 13, 2004
PRESS RELEASE | Study Shows Poor Make
Unhealthy Choices to Pay Energy Bills
June 25, 2004
PRESS RELEASE | Bush Spending Proposal
for LIHEAP; A Good Start, but More is Needed
February 4, 2004
LETTER | Campaign Delivers Letter to House and Senate Conferees
to Include LIHEAP Reauthorization in Final Report on Energy
Bill 2003
November 17,
2003
EDITORIAL | Don't Let LIHEAP Wither in the Heat
August 28, 2003
PRESS RELEASE | Inadequate Appropriation Could Have Chilling
Effect on Elderly and Poor
June 27, 2003
TESTIMONY | before the
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human
Services, and Education
May 23, 2003
PRESS RELEASE | Northern, Southern Lawmakers Team Up to
Seek LIHEAP Funding Increase
May 13, 2003
EDITORIAL | Substantial Increase in LIHEAP is Justified
by Uncertain Times
April 2, 2003
LETTER | Campaign Delivers Letter to House Conferees in
Support of Full Funding for LIHEAP in FY 2003
February 4,
2003
PRESS RELEASE | Campaign Applauds Release of Emergency
LIHEAP Funds
January 24, 2003
PRESS RELEASE | Survey Finds Record Support for Energy
Assistance Program
September 24, 2002
COMMENTARY | Energy Assistance is Still in the National
Interest
by Lt. Colonel Paul E. Bollwahn, National Social Services
Consultant for The Salvation Army
May 2002
PRESS RELEASE | White House Proposes $300 Million Reduction
in LIHEAP Funding for Fiscal 2003
February 21, 2002
PRESS RELEASE | Bush Proposes $555 Million Cut in Energy
Assistance
April 10, 2001
COMMENTARY | Cuts in Energy Assistance Proposed by Bush
by Lt. Colonel Paul E. Bollwahn, National Social Services
Consultant for The Salvation Army
April 10, 2001
COMMENTARY | Common Sense Tips for Staying Warm
by Jim Benfield, Executive Director of Campaign for Home Energy
Assistance
January 15, 2001
COMMENTARY | The Cost of Keeping Cool
by Jim Benfield, Executive Director of Campaign for Home Energy
Assistance
August 2, 1999
COMMENTARY | Congress Should Fund Enery Assistance for
the Poor
by Lt. Colonel Paul E. Bollwahn, National Social Services
Consultant for The Salvation Army
July 6, 1999
Editorial Writers Unite in Support of LIHEAP
July 6, 1998
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Heating cost help on the way
The Daily Press (MI)
October 18, 2006
Next
Gas Crunch Could be Lethal
Virginian-Pilot (VA)
December 6, 2005
Filling Heating
Gap a Challenge
Denver Post
December 6, 2005
Nothing But
Empty Promises
The Day (CT)
December 5, 2005
Heating Costs
Will Make Your Temperature Rise
Daily Times (PA)
December 2, 2005
Message to
Congress: Take Off the Ear Muffs
The Republican (MA)
December 5, 2005
As the Winter
Looms
New York Times
November 29, 2005
Washington's
Cold Shoulder
New York Times
October 22, 2005
Feds Must
Help With Heating Bills
The Olympian (WA)
November 9, 2005
Heating Assistance
in the Hands of LIHEAP
Central Kentucky News-Journal
October 26, 2005
Home energy issues critical
even in the heat of summer
Portsmouth Herald (NH)
August 24, 2003
Gas up, compassion
down
Louisville Courier-Journal
July 12, 2003
Winter's gone;
heat bills aren't; Iowa should have a fund to help pay utility
bills for low-income households
Des Moines Register
May 12, 2003
The Winter
of 2003; High fuel costs and punishing cold set up a home-heating
crisis in Valley
Morning Call
(Allentown, PA)
February 14, 2003
More fuel-assistance aid helps, but is still inadequate
Portsmouth Herald
(Portsmouth, NH)
February 1, 2003
Heating Aid
Hypocrisy
Courier-Journal
(Louisville, KY)
January 28, 2003
Keeping the
Heat On
Boston Globe
(Boston, MA)
January 15, 2003
President
proposes a cold-hearted cut; Heating Assistance for the Poor
Morning Call
(Allentown, PA)
December 15, 2002
Home heating assistance helps keep out the cold
Pocono Record
(Stroudsburg, PA)
September 19, 2002
LIHEAP funding
needs are real
The Nonpareil
(Council Bluffs, IA)
August 27, 2002
Keep everyone warm in winter
Des Moines Register
(Des Moines, IA)
August 26, 2002
Elderly Iowans shouldn't
be left out in the cold
The Ames Tribune
(Ames, IA)
August 21, 2002
Turn Up the Heat for LIHEAP
Funds
The Times-Tribune
(Scranton, PA)
August 15, 2002
Our Opinion:
The poor need help with high home energy bills
The Towanda Review (Towanda, PA)
August 14, 2002
Spare LIHEAP
The Patriot-News
(Harrisburg, PA)
August 8, 2002
Put a little
warmth in their hearths
Central Wisconsin Sunday (Stevens Point, WI)
April 21, 2002
A California Energy Success
Story
by Christine Kehoe
San Diego Tribune
April 5, 2002 |
Anti-poverty
advocates push utilities discount plan
Douglas Hadden
Pawtucket Times (RI)
August 1, 2003
PUC hears
support for plan to provide help in paying bills
Timothy Barmann
Providence Journal Bulletin
August 1, 2003
The PUC wants to ease burden of high costs
Timothy Barmann
Providence Journal Bulletin
July 25, 2003
Low income hurt for heating
help, agency says
Todd Dorman
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
July 22, 2003
Rising gas prices bring
worry
Markeshia Ricks
Tuscaloosa News (AL)
July 21, 2003
Natural gas prices poised
to hammer consumers and industries in months ahead
Frank Reeves
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 13, 2003
A diverse alliance forms
on fuel aid
David Enrich
States News Service
May 22, 2003
Mass. Lawmakers Seeking Increased Federal Heating Aid
David Enrich
States News Service
May 15, 2003
More People
Wondering How to Stay Warm
Barbara Ruben
Washington Post
March 8, 2003
As HHS Releases More Heating
Aid Funds, Lawmakers Look to Next Year's Total
Jim Geraghty
States News Service
March 7, 2003
HHS Releases
$200 Million in Emergency Energy Assistance
US Newswire
January 24, 2003
Members of
Congress urge White House to fully restore heating
aid funds
Associated Press
January 8, 2003
Heating
Help: aid available to relieve winter energy bills
By Philip Moulden
Northeastern Mississippi Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS)
October 13, 2002
It's Going
to Cost More to Heat Your Home This Winter
By Frank Reeves
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)
October 13, 2002
Report Projects
Increase in Winter Heating Oil Costs
By Michael Melia
States News Service
October 7, 2002
Energy Cost
Likely to Rise This Winter
By Tim Hyland
The Capital (Annapolis, MD)
October 6, 2002
Your heating
bill is going way up this winter
By Tim Huber
Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)
October 5, 2002
White House
Withholding Fuel Assistance Funds
By Eric J.S. Townsend
Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)
September 30, 2002
Advocates Urge Immediate
Release of LIHEAP Emergency Dollars
Older Americans Report
September 27, 2002
Congress Seeking Heating Help Money
By Jim Geraghty
States News Services
September 25, 2002
Aid for low-income
heating backed by many, survey says
By Max Heuer
Union Leader (Manchester, NH) September 25, 2002
Northeastern Reps Face Deadline
for Release of Heating Aid Funds
States News Services
September 24, 2002
Advocates
fret about heating assistance
By Todd Ruger
Quad City Times
(Davenport, IA)
Augsut 24, 2002
Assistance
for energy bills uncertain for winter
By Tim Rohwer and Dan Eshelman
The Nonpareil
(Council Bluffs, IA)
August 22, 2002
Advocates Campaign for
Energy Funding
By Maria I.E. Walters
The Sun-Gazette
(Williamsport, PA)
August 17, 2002
HHS Releases $100 Million
In Emergency Energy Assistance To States Hit Hardest By Summer
Heat
US Newswire
August 8, 2002
LIHEAP:
Real Help for Real People
A report issued by the American Gas Association
July 2002
Bush, New England Ready
to Rumble over Home Heating Program
By Jim Geraghty
States News Service
February 15, 2002 |
