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HIGHLIGHTS
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Regional Review of the
President’s Fiscal 2006 Budget
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LIHEAP Funding
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Great Lakes Newsletters
Regional Review of the President’s Fiscal 2006 Budget
The Northeast-Midwest groups on Monday, February 7, will
provide a regional analysis of President Bush’s fiscal 2006 budget
proposal. The report will be distributed via email by 3:30 pm to members
of the Northeast-Midwest Congressional and Senate Coalitions, officials
with states that support the Institute, and regional reporters. While
the document will examine federal programs affecting the Northeast and Midwest, it
will include only very limited state-specific information and no local
analysis. Contact: Matt Kane
with the Northeast-Midwest Institute (612/825-0443).
LIHEAP Funding
In response to appeals from the Northeast-Midwest Senate
Coalition, the administration last week released an additional $100 million
in emergency funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP). Participating in a press conference with consumer advocates
and utility representatives, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Paul Sarbanes
(D-MD), Mark Dayton (D-MN), James Jeffords (I-VT), Charles Schumer (D-NY),
Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), and Mark Pryor (D-AR) noted LIHEAP’s
importance because of high energy prices and cold weather. An
additional $100 million in emergency funding is still available for the
administration to release. Contact: Kris Sarri with the
Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition (202/224-0606).
Great Lakes Newsletters
The January 2005 issue of the Great Lakes Congressional
Report can be found at http://www.nemw.org/glcr0105.pdf.
The first issue of the Great Lakes Cities Initiative’s quarterly
newsletter can be found at http://www.nemw.org/glci/glci0105.pdf.
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