Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): The administration's proposal includes a 15.9 percent cut to the Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program compared to fiscal year 2008, after taking inflation into account. The following table shows the cuts for each state.

Low-Income Energy Assistance Program
(obligations in thousands of dollars)
State or Territory

FY2009 Proposed

15.9% Cut (compared to FY08)
Total (U.S.) 1,700,000 321,869
Alabama 14,315 2,711
Alaska 6,369 1,206
Arizona 6,397 1,212
Arkansas 10,986 2,081
California 76,617 14,506
Colorado 26,932 5,098
Connecticut 35,133 6,652
Delaware 4,663 883
District of Columbia 5,456 1,033
Florida 22,776 4,312
Georgia 18,013 3,410
Hawaii 1,814 344
Idaho 9,995 1,893
Illinois 97,243 18,411
Indiana 44,023 8,335
Iowa 31,204 5,908
Kansas 14,295 2,706
Kentucky 22,912 4,338
Louisiana 14,720 2,787
Maine 21,929 4,152
Maryland 26,901 5,094
Massachusetts 70,250 13,300
Michigan 91,617 17,345
Minnesota 66,514 12,593
Mississippi 12,321 2,332
Missouri 38,842 7,355
Montana 10,168 1,925
Nebraska 15,419 2,919
Nevada 3,270 620
New Hampshire 13,302 2,519
New Jersey 65,079 12,322
New Mexico 8,023 1,520
New York 212,679 40,267
North Carolina 31,183 5,904
North Dakota 10,949 2,074
Ohio 86,026 16,288
Oklahoma 12,020 2,276
Oregon 20,386 3,860
Pennsylvania 114,426 21,665
Rhode Island 11,535 2,184
South Carolina 11,435 2,165
South Dakota 8,938 1,692
Tennessee 23,210 4,395
Texas 37,902 7,175
Utah 12,265 2,322
Vermont 9,970 1,889
Virginia 32,768 6,205
Washington 32,933 6,235
West Virginia 15,163 2,870
Wisconsin 59,872 11,336
Wyoming 4,830 915
American Samoa 38 7
Guam 82 16
Northern Mariana Islands 29 5
Puerto Rico 2,044 387
Freely Associated States ...... ......
Virgin Islands 78 15
Indian Tribes 18,118 3,431
Undistributed ...... ......
Discretionary Funds 23,375 4,426
Technical Assistance 248 46
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Comments

The fix is in

Wed, 02/06/2008 - 19:36 — Anonymous (not verified)

I've been convinced for some time that the Republican Party deliberately creates dificit spending to enable Republican legislatures and President to slash domestic programs. All of these programs have a great impact on the daily lives of both average and lower-income Americans. It is indecent that military spending should trump Americans staying warm. Perhaps if the Republican party looked at energy assistance as a way to shuffle more money to the oil companies, the President would reconsider this proposed decrease. I don't think other consideration is available to this Administration.