THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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Saturday, December 30, 2000
President Clinton Offers Home Heating Assistance
President Clinton today directed the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to release $300 million in Low-income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) emergency funds to all States to assist low-income
households facing substantial increases in home heating fuel prices.
With today?s release of $300 million in LIHEAP emergency funds, the
President has directed HHS to release a total of $856 million in LIHEAP
emergency funds this winter to help States assist low-income households in
coping with high fuel prices during this winter. Today?s release of funding
is provided for from the FY 2001 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill
signed by the President on December 21st. In addition to today?s release,
HHS released $156 million on December 18th and $400 million on September
23rd.
The Department of Energy projects that heating oil prices this winter
will be 29 percent higher than last winter, and natural gas prices will be
40 percent higher than last winter. Low-income households are especially
burdened by fuel prices increases, forcing many families to forego other
essential expenses in order to stay warm during the cold months. Today?s
LIHEAP release will help States continue to meet the needs of these
families throughout the winter. In response to the President?s urging,
many States have adopted higher income eligibility limits in their LIHEAP
programs and higher benefit levels in anticipation of greater need for
assistance this winter.
Today?s release allocates funds to all States, factoring in States?
reliance on heating oil, natural gas and propane. The cold weather states
of the Northeast and Midwest will receive most of the funds. However, all
States will receive some assistance since low-income households throughout
the country are experiencing sharp energy price increases. In addition to
the nationwide increases in natural gas and fuel oil, in some areas,
electricity prices have risen since electricity generation often is fueled
by oil or natural gas.
LIHEAP helps eligible families pay the costs of heating and insulating
their homes in the winter and cooling their homes in the summer. This
release provides to states all the LIHEAP emergency funds made available
under the FY 2001 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill.
The state allocations of today?s release follow. These amounts
include funds that will be provided directly to tribes in these states.
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| | December 28 |
| State | Allocation |
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| Alabama | $2,429,254 |
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| Alaska | $1,573,057 |
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| Arizona | $1,047,485 |
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| Arkansas | $1,867,029 |
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| California | $13,785,570 |
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| Colorado | $4,937,929 |
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|----------------+--------------|
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| Connecticut | $6,570,199 |
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| Delaware | $843,643 |
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| Dist. of Col. | $967,148 |
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| Florida | $2,760,626 |
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| Georgia | $3,126,957 |
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| Hawaii | $177,792 |
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| Idaho | $1,439,457 |
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| Illinois | $18,540,822 |
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| Indiana | $8,019,030 |
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| Iowa | $5,873,400 |
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| Kansas | $2,732,268 |
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| Kentucky | $3,558,555 |
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| Louisiana | $2,465,595 |
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| Maine | $4,006,710 |
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| Maryland | $4,768,353 |
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| Massachusetts | $13,056,895 |
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| Michigan | $18,053,096 |
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| Minnesota | $12,195,356 |
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| Mississippi | $2,112,807 |
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| Missouri | $6,885,039 |
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| Montana | $2,048,914 |
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| Nebraska | $2,923,433 |
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| Nevada | $487,986 |
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| New Hampshire | $2,406,536 |
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| New Jersey | $12,678,060 |
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| New Mexico | $1,598,317 |
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| New York | $41,136,079 |
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| North Carolina | $4,969,416 |
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| North Dakota | $2,274,696 |
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| Ohio | $15,877,753 |
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| Oklahoma | $2,378,196 |
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| Oregon | $2,631,108 |
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| Pennsylvania | $21,398,650 |
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| Rhode Island | $2,247,960 |
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| South Carolina | $1,803,859 |
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| South Dakota | $1,913,717 |
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| Tennessee | $3,152,012 |
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| Texas | $6,302,398 |
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| Utah | $2,355,698 |
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| Vermont | $1,743,008 |
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| Virginia | $5,049,365 |
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| Washington | $4,160,385 |
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| West Virginia | $2,447,391 |
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| Wisconsin | $11,123,552 |
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| Wyoming | $894,297 |
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| Territories | $203,142 |
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| TOTAL | $300,000,000 |
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