Harry Reid: “The stimulus package I introduced earlier this week included a $1 billion increase for the Low-Income Home Energy…”

“The stimulus package I introduced earlier this week included a $1 billion increase for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. I commend my colleagues, my friend Jack Reed, Bernie Sanders, Susan Collins, and a number of others, for their strong advocacy for LIHEAP and for the broad support that they have helped build for the program. They know LIHEAP is critical for many Americans who otherwise will be forced to choose between heating their homes, putting food on the table, or buying medicine or gas for their car. These are people who will spend any additional assistance and help stimulate the economy.”