Bipartisan lawmakers seek to reverse Trump's staff cuts at program that helps Americans afford heat, air conditioning

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

Bipartisan lawmakers seek to reverse Trump’s staff cuts at program that helps Americans afford heat, air conditioning

by Rachel Frazin - 06/09/25 2:32 PM ET

A bipartisan set of lawmakers is introducing a bill that seeks to reverse the Trump administration’s staffing cuts at a program that helps Americans afford heat and air conditioning.

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) are introducing legislation aimed at undoing staff cuts at the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

The Trump administration fired every staffer who works on the program as part of larger staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and has proposed zeroing out LIHEAP’s budget.

The Lawler-Gottheimer bill, which was first shared with The Hill, requires HHS to have at least 20 people working on the program, 60 percent of whom cannot be contractors.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/energy-a-environment/5340680-bipartisan-lawmakers-target-trump-liheap-cuts/

[Klarkashton]

1. Why did these clowns allow this to happen in the first place?

They sat on their fucking hands the whole time like a pack of ninnys. Now they are going to try and do something. JFC

[bucolic_frolic]

2. What good are 20 staffers without funding for the program?

[Silent Type]

3. Honestly glad to see some efforts like this. Shouldn't be necessary, but it is.