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HHS fires entire staff of program that helps low-income people afford heat and air conditioning

The Trump administration has eliminated the entire staff of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program , according to NBC News.
LIHEAP has been a vital resource for millions of low-income households facing high energy costs, as stated by Mark Wolfe.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro expressed grave concern, stating, 'Americans will die because of these senseless and irresponsible actions.'
Andrew Germain warned that the program may collapse without federal management support.

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Missourinet

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Federal program cuts could impact poor Missourians who need help with energy bills - Missourinet

The Trump Administration has given pink slips to the entire staff of a program that helps low-income Americans with their heating and cooling bills. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, otherwise known as LIHEAP, assisted about 216,000 Missourians in budget year 2023. Sandra Padgett, executive director of the Consumers Council of Missouri, said the program […]

3 hours ago

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Daily Kos

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'They fired everybody’: Entire staff laid off at office that helps poorer Americans pay for heating

People freeze to death now, that number will go up. More people will get sick, and more people will die if this isn’t fixed by next winter. Some people may also get sick or pass away from the heat during the summer months. This is the real deathpanel....

3 hours ago·United States

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Boston.com

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'They fired everybody': Entire staff is laid off at office that helps poorer Americans pay for heating

The firings threaten to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which was created by Congress in 1981.

7 hours ago·Boston, United States

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CTNewsJunkie.com

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Connecticut Leaders Sound Alarm On LIHEAP Firings

Lawmakers and advocacy leaders gathered Wednesday to condemn the Trump administration’s sudden firing of all federal employees responsible for administering the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a move they fear could leave thousands of vulnerable residents without essential heating assistance.

11 hours ago

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Newser

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Entire Staff of Program Helping Poor Keep Heat On Is Laid Off

Every government employee who works in a program that helps low-income people with their heating and cooling bills has been fired by the Trump administration. "They fired everybody, there's nobody left to do anything," said Mark Wolfe, executive director of a group that works with the program, per the New...

19 hours ago·Miami, United States

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indepthnh.org

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Shaheen Condemns Firing of Entire HHS Staff Responsible for Energy Assistance Program

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, released the following statement condemning the Trump administration’s move to fire the entire U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workforce responsible for administering the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): “Firing everyone responsible for admi…

22 hours ago

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