Amna Nawaz:
Money for heating and cooling assistance for those in need is on the line.
As part of the cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month, the Trump administration reportedly fired the staff that runs the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. That program helps about 6.2 million low-income households nationwide pay their home energy bills.
Congress already approved funds for the program for fiscal year 2025, but with the staff gone, the rest of the allocated money is currently frozen.
For more on this, we’re joined by Logan Atkinson Burke, executive director for the Alliance for Affordable Energy. That’s a consumer and environmental advocacy group in the state of Louisiana.
Logan, welcome to the “News Hour.” Thanks for joining us.
Logan Atkinson Burke, Executive Director, Alliance for Affordable Energy: Thank you so much for covering this issue.
