Posted on 11/02/2022 9:49:08 AM PDT by Red Badger
WILMINGTON, DE - AUGUST 12: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) arrive to deliver remarks at the Alexis Dupont High School on August 12, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Harris is the first Black woman and first person of Indian descent to be a presumptive nominee on a presidential ticket by a major party in U.S. history. Drew Angerer via Getty Images The Biden administration announced on Wednesday, six days before the upcoming midterm elections, that the federal government would help pay power bills for qualifying low- and moderate-income households.
The administration will provide $4.5 billion through the Department of Health and Human Services to “help lower heating costs for American families this winter,” according to a press release from the White House. The funds will cover unpaid utility payments and “help families make cost-effective home energy repairs to lower their heating and cooling bills.”
Meanwhile, the administration emphasized $9 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act that state and local governments can utilize to fund energy upgrades for 1.6 million homes, as well as various efforts from the Department of Energy to reduce power expenses.
According to the most recent winter fuels outlook from the Energy Information Administration, the average household primarily using natural gas for space heating will spend $931 on power from October to March, marking a $206 increase since last year. Energy expenses have been a primary factor behind inflation reaching four-decade highs.
Vice President Kamala Harris is slated to visit a union hall in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday to discuss the new initiatives. “President Biden’s economic plan focuses on lowering energy costs for American families so they can keep their homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer, especially as communities across the country cope with extreme temperatures and volatile weather fueled by climate change,” the White House remarked.
The Biden administration has also announced the release of large portions of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the past several months, leading critics to argue that officials are merely attempting to reduce energy prices ahead of the midterm elections to improve the odds for their legislative allies. The national average price for gasoline surpassed $5.00 per gallon this summer, even though prices at the pump are currently $3.77 per gallon, according to data from AAA, marking a 58% increase since the commander-in-chief assumed office at the beginning of last year.
Midterm polling consistently shows voters have their eyes on the economy and cost of living more than any other issue. One survey from ABC News and The Washington Post found that 84% of voters identify the economy as their top concern, while the Republicans lead the Democrats by a 16-point margin concerning trust in handling the economy.
Another survey from Bankrate shows that 43% of respondents believe their finances are worse than two years ago, while only 18% say they are better and most of the individuals in the former category say Democrats are responsible. Among those who reported worse finances, 69% placed “at least a moderate amount of blame” on Biden, while 71% placed blame on Democrats in Congress. A smaller but still salient 54% blamed Republicans in Congress. Although 93% of Republicans with lower financial prospects said Biden is to blame, 30% of Democrats agreed.
Beyond moves to place downward pressure on energy prices, critics also assert that Biden’s move to cancel up to $10,000 in student loans per borrower comes amid worries that Republicans will take one or both chambers of Congress. In a lawsuit, the Pacific Legal Foundation contended that the debt cancellation is an “election year ploy.”
That date was from the caption of the pic that preceded the article. Getty Images so can’t post it..............
Go to the Daily Wire source - the article itself is dated today.
News outlets often use old stock pics to illustrate stories.
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Saw the headline and thought this would be a John Semmens article.
I thought “walking around” money is illegal.
I’m sure Garland will get right on this crime.
5.56mm
the goal is to get everyone dependent on the fedgov
Where do I sign up?
1. Never waste a crisis.
2. If no crisis exists, create one.
3. Go to #1.
After 66 years of living I’ve long ago learned any government program advertised for “Certain People,” that it NEVER EVER applies to me.
Never Ever.
Our disgustingly stupid do-nothing senator, Patty Murray, is running an ad with an old couple saying exactly that. Old lady wearing a bad wig. I change the channel whenever they come on because I don’t want to vomit.
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"Imitation is the greatest form of flattery".
He isn't leading, ..he is following the decision of the governments of England and France,
and the 'GREAT RESET' of the WEF to make people more dependent on the government trough of largess.
LIHEAP already does this.
I love me some Spanky.
So does Fedzilla.
It’s called LIHEAP.
For 2022 it’s cost federal taxpayers around $4 billion, IIRC.
I see where this is going. Establishing a whole class of people who NEVER work and are taken care of by the government 100% of their lives. And another class of people who work because it’s their nature, and most of whose money is confiscated by the government to given to the other class. This group will never quit its jobs and live off the government, because that would not be its nature.
Provide $4.5 billion through the Department of Health and Human Services to “help lower heating costs.
THAT HE CREATED
Voter bribing it is, but it doesn’t work on everyone. Sure, we’ll take your hand outs, but you’re a jerk, so bye-bye!
HOLY crap, anyone ever heat of energy assistance for low income people before. I have been on it over 30yrs ago and will again now as a senior..
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