Senate Energy Committee Chairman: U.S. Poor Families Need More Energy Help

Congress may need to boost funding for a $230 million program that helps poor American families make their homes more energy efficient because of Hurricane Katrina’s impact on energy prices, the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee said Tuesday.

Sen. Pete Domenici, a New Mexico Republican, said he asked Energy Secretary Sam Bodman to estimate how much additional funding the federal government may need for a weatherization assistance program.

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