WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) are introducing bipartisan legislation that would ensure grant funding from the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and State Energy Program (SEP) are distributed without delay to state agencies and local partners that implement these cost-saving energy initiatives. The bill comes as the U.S. Department of Energy continues to delay the distribution (https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/news/press/as-energy-costs-rise-shaheen-joins-bipartisan-calls-for-trump-administration-to-release-energy-efficiency-funding-that-helps-granite-staters-save-money-...