Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., as well as the entire Wisconsin delegation, urged President Barack Obama in a letter Friday to take further action in addressing the propane shortage and ensure a similar shortage does not occur in the future.
The federal government awarded low-income Wisconsin residents $14 million in energy assistance funds Thursday to offset the high costs of heating homes due to the shortage, according to a release.
Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., said in a release the “skyrocketing” prices and supply shortages could not come at a worse time due to the historically cold winter.
The funds come from Wisconsin’s share of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds.
The senators and congress members specifically requested Obama extend the U.S. Department of Transportation’s current service hours waiver through March, and encourage the Small Business Administration to ease loan requirements so communities can “get the quick relief they so desperately need.”
