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Catherine Schmidt (lillyfinch@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Nov-2025 01:16:05 JST Catherine Schmidt

#Energy #Home #Cruelty #Assistance #Famalies #trump #Midterms #BBB #Fascism #alt
Heather Cox Richardson 11/3/25
6 MILLION AMERICANS COULD HAVE A COLD WINTER
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1. Heather Cox Richardson 11/3/25 6 MILLION AMERICANS COULD HAVE A COLD WINTER The shutdown also threatens the $4.1 billion Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that helps families cover the cost of utilities or heating oil. Susan Haigh and Marc Levy of the Associated Press note that this program started in 1981 and has enjoyed bipartisan support in Congress ever since. Trump's budget proposal for next year calls for cutting the program altogether, but states expected to have funding for this winter. Almost 6 million households use the program, and as cold weather sets in, the government has not funded it. When the Republicans shredded the nation’s social safety net in their budget reconciliation bill of July, the one they call the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” they timed most of the cuts to take effect after the 2026 midterm elections. But the shutdown is making clear now, rather than after the midterms, what the nation will look like without that safety net.
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