Federal Heating Aid Program Saved, Expanded In Trump Budget

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal heating aid program for low-income residents has survived another attempt by President Donald Trump to kill it.
The $1.3 trillion spending bill signed by Trump on Friday includes $3.64 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
The energy assistance funding includes an extra $250 million, the first increase in five years.
“It’s amazing, isn’t it?” said Mark Wolfe, director of the National Energy Assistance Directors’