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David Cicilline: “We should, and can, do better and I urge the committee to fund LIHEAP at $7.1 billion a year so that folks do not get…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
We should, and can, do better and I urge the committee to fund LIHEAP at $7.1 billion a year so that folks do not get cold in the winter.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline advocates for increased funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

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