Struggling Families Don’t Need Weatherman To See Which Way Bush Veto Pen Blows

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/7125

That chill in the air for may low-income families is more than just winter, it is also the wind from the President’s veto pen slashing funds. Jesse Russell reports:

Just in time for winter one point one million households could be dropped from a program that provides struggling Americans with assistance on their energy. President George W. Bush is seeking to nearly cut in half the Labor, Health, and Human Services appropriations bill. According to the Energy Information Administration the average household could pay 22 percent more in home heating oil this year. The bill contains the government’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance program which, even without pushes axe, already only covers 16 percent of the 38 million low income households that are eligible. The funding for the program has changed very little since it was created by Congress in 1981. The annual budget is $2.18 billion and the White House is seeking to trim it down to $1.78 billion starting October 1. Meanwhile the House of Representatives has passed legislation that would boost funding to $2.66 billion. In order to keep up with inflation since the early 80s funding would need to be increased to $4.2 billion.

[DesertFlower]

1. it makes you sick to your stomach.

:puke:

[Historic NY]

2. We only have money for war, get used to it..........

if it kills or maims you can have it. :yoiks: George Bush is going to start a used sweater concession soon.