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7. In its Seventh Year, CITGO-Venezuela Heating Oil Program Helps 400,000 Needy Americans

In its Seventh Year, CITGO-Venezuela Heating Oil Program Helps 400,000 Needy Americans
Published: 12/13/2011

Camden, N.J., Dec. 13, 2011 – CITGO President and CEO Alejandro Granado and Citizens Energy Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy II launched the seventh consecutive year of the CITGO-Venezuela Heating Oil Program today in New Jersey.


The program will help more than 400,000 people this year in 25 U.S. states, including residents of over 250 homeless shelters, members of over 60 Native American tribes, families living in tenant-owned cooperatives and thousands of single-family households.

CITGO President and CEO Alejandro Granado, who was joined by Camden Mayor Dana Redd at the launch. said: “Over the years, the program has become the most important energy assistance program by an oil company. For CITGO, it aligns with the humanitarian and solidarity principles endorsed by the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela through its national oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) that we echo in everything we do.”

“CITGO is very proud to mark the seventh anniversary of our Heating Oil Program. Increasing energy costs continue to affect the quality of life for millions of people and impact community organizations that provide critical social services. As an energy company, we believe it is our obligation to use the strength of our resources to help alleviate the burden for those struggling to pay for home heating costs,” said Granado.

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http://venezuela-us.org/2011/12/13/in-its-seventh-year-citgo-venezuela-heating-oil-program-helps-400000-needy-americans/

As Democratic posters here recall, this entire program was initiated AFTER Democratic congressmen and others, including leaders of various U.S. tribes were firmly shown the door after they went to all the U.S. oil companies, to seek discounted rates for their poorest, and needy citizens.

They were blown off without delay and turned out bluntly to face winter after winter with absolutely no help for their poor, struggling people. That's when the decision was made to contact the Venzuelan government which fortunately provided heating oil at sharply discounted prices for the areas where people had the greatest trouble making it through the winters.