WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to demand that the Trump administration release funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ahead of the cold winter months.
"New Yorkers are already feeling the pain of President Trump's economy at the grocery store, the gas pump, and the pharmacy. Now, as temperatures begin to drop, they're getting hit again: this time at the thermostat," said Senator Gillibrand. "Fuel prices are soaring because of President Trump's war with Iran, and New Yorkers need help heating their homes as temperatures drop. I'm calling on the Trump administration to immediately rel...