John Tierney: “In Massachusetts, there are 85,000 people who rely on LIHEAP in order to get their fuel. I think, however, the…”

“In Massachusetts, there are 85,000 people who rely on LIHEAP in order to get their fuel. I think, however, the gentlewoman from Connecticut makes the point that we need more funds than the committee made available. We have large amounts of people that face this problem. One need only talk to the dealers who go out and deliver the oil in the winter to people in my communities to know that time in and time out there are not enough resources there for the people that need these services. So having this money on hand makes an important statement and gives important protection to people. Mr. Chairman, I would ask that we go forward, approve this amendment both with respect to the LIHEAP monies and also with respect to the FEMA monies that have been asked for, because those situations are upon us, they are real and people suffer otherwise.”