新英格兰六州州长联名吁国会增拨30亿美元取暖补助：康涅狄格州逾三分之一家庭靠燃油取暖
康涅狄格州州长办公室11月9日在 Hartford 宣布，州长 Ned Lamont 与新英格兰各州州长当天联名致信国会拨款委员会领袖，要求国会为低收入家庭能源援助计划（LIHEAP）增拨30亿美元，使该计划总资金达到70亿美元，帮助弱势家庭应对今冬大幅上涨的能源成本，尤其是可配送燃油。
新英格兰地区家庭对可配送燃油的依赖程度居全国前列，今冬预计将特别受到价格大涨的冲击。Lamont 上月已宣布，从该州联邦削减应对基金中释放1,270万美元紧急州级援助，补充该州的联邦 LIHEAP 拨款。
Lamont 表示，康涅狄格州逾三分之一家庭靠可配送燃油取暖，油价飙升、气温下降，许多本已量入为出的家庭将难以给油箱加满油，这并非他们自身过错；州长们促请国会尽快行动。康涅狄格州需要取暖援助的家庭可到 ct.gov/heatinghelp 查询申请办法。
（来源：康涅狄格州州长办公室）
New England Governors Urge Congress to Add $3 Billion for Home Heating Assistance
Governor Ned Lamont and the governors of the New England states announced on Nov. 9 in Hartford that they have sent a joint letter to congressional appropriations leadership asking Congress to provide an additional $3 billion in federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) this winter season, bringing total program funding to $7 billion, to help vulnerable households manage sharply rising energy costs, especially for deliverable oil.
Homes in New England have among the highest rates of reliance on deliverable oil in the nation and are expected to be especially exposed this winter to dramatic price increases. Last month, Lamont announced he is releasing $12.7 million in emergency state aid from Connecticut's Federal Cuts Response Fund to supplement the state's allocation of federal LIHEAP funding.
"More than one third of households in Connecticut depend on deliverable oil to heat their homes. As oil prices spike and temperatures drop, these families are going to struggle to fill up their fuel tanks due to international factors that are no fault of their own," Lamont said. Connecticut households in need of home heating assistance can visit ct.gov/heatinghelp for information on how to apply.
(Source: Office of the Connecticut Governor)
来源：康涅狄格州州长办公室
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