Legislative Panels Approve Declining Federal Heating Assistance Funding
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The plan’s total funding has declined significantly.
By Hugh McQuaid, CTNewsJunkie.com
A joint panel of Connecticut legislators approved a plan Monday to allocate a shrinking pot of federal funding to assist low income residents with heating their homes, rejecting a last-minute Republican proposal to supplement the program with additional funding.
The Appropriations, Energy & Technology, and Human Services Committees approved a plan from Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration to administer the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program following a five-hour remote proceeding.
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