The cost of heating oil has surged 60% since last February—80% here in Maine.
At ~$6 per gallon, a 250-gallon fill-up costs about $1,500. Many Maine families will have to fill up more than once. That’s a massive expense—at a time when food and health care costs are also rising.
This is a crisis.
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Chris Pappas leads $3 billion LIHEAP supplemental push
Rep. Chris Pappas is leading more than 70 Democrats in calling for $3 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.