LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATE

ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

142

EXAMINING THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE LOW-INCOME HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

MARCH 29, 1990

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CONTENTS

STATEMENTS

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1990

Heinz, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania

Douglas, James, Heavyweight Champion of the World, Columbus, OH

Dominguez, Carlos, Washington, IA; Ruth Kavanagh, Warwick, RI, accompa-

nied by Ruth Scarborough, chairperson, Washington State Legislative Com-

mittee, American Association of Retired Persons; Ethel Peacock, Philadel-

phia, PA, accompanied by Rev. Paul Lee; Meg Power, legislative representa-

tive, National Community Action Foundation, Washington, DC; and Helen

Gonzales, staff attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Washington, DC...

Prepared statements of:

Mr. Dominguez..

Ms. Peacock

Ms. Powers.

Ms. Gonzales (with attachments).

Merrow-Kehoe, Susan, director, Office of Fuel Assistance, Massachusetts Ex-

ecutive Office of Communities and Development, Boston, MA; Larry_K.

Kleeman, executive director, Lincoln Hills Development Corporation, Tell

City, IN; Bradford S. Chase, under secretary for Energy, Office of Policy

and Management, State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT; Earnest Karkut, vice

president, Financial Planning, Southern Connecticut Natural Gas Compa-

ny, Bridgeport, CT, on behalf of The American Gas Association; and Eugene

F. Sturgeon, director of External Relations, Northeast Utilities, Hartford,

CT.

Thomas, Eunice S., acting assistant secretary, Family Support Administra-
tion, Department of Health and Human Services, prepared statement
Devaan, Denise, Minnesota Community Action Association, on behalf of the
Minnesota Community Action Association, St. Paul, MN (with attachments)

Edison Electric Institute (EEI), on behalf of, prepared statement .......

Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA), prepared statement......

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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

Articles, publications, letters, etc.

Letter from Hon. Evan Bayh, governor, Indianapolis, IN, dated March 26,

1990, sent to Senator Dan Coats....

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Article entitled "3 Boys Dead, 3 Good Boys," by Steve Lopez, published in
the March 6, 1990 Philadelphia Inquirer.

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