On the recordJune 20, 1996
I think that the issue is a very important one and one that is not only in New Hampshire and Maine but certainly in the city of Chicago. The energy assistance program will help a lot, and I just wanted to remind my colleagues that last summer, over 500 people died during the heat wave in the city of Chicago. Over 500 people, the immense majority of them low-income poor, senior citizens who rely heavily on this program and could really use a tightening up of their windows and their doors, because one of the major reasons, of course, is how do you pay for the electricity to run the air-conditioning and the fans? Please support this for the heat in Chicago and the cold in New Hampshire.
Said by
Roland Gutierrez
Source
govinfo.gov