WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed issued the following press release:
As working families across the country face sticker shock from their eye-popping gas and utility bills, the Trump Administration is finally heeding the call of a bipartisan group of lawmakers to release the approximately $400 million in remaining Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding that Congress delivered in fiscal year (FY) 2026. With the release of these funds, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced Rhode Island will receive an additional $2,723,130 in LIHEAP aid to go along with the nearly $24.1 million the state previously received. As a result, the Ocean State will net a total of $26.8 million in LIHEAP aid this year to help Rhode Island...