{"id":2858,"date":"2021-02-02T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/amid-pandemic-and-plunging-temperatures-merkley-wyden-colleagues-work-to-help-low-income-americans-pay-heating-bills-2021\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:06:00","slug":"amid-pandemic-and-plunging-temperatures-merkley-wyden-colleagues-work-to-help-low-income-americans-pay-heating-bills-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/amid-pandemic-and-plunging-temperatures-merkley-wyden-colleagues-work-to-help-low-income-americans-pay-heating-bills-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"En medio de la pandemia y el descenso de las temperaturas, Merkley, Wyden y sus colegas trabajan para ayudar a los estadounidenses de bajos ingresos a pagar las facturas de calefacci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC \u2013 Los senadores estadounidenses de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden, se unieron a 42 de sus colegas del Senado para impulsar un importante aumento de fondos para el Programa de Asistencia Energ\u00e9tica para Hogares de Bajos Ingresos (LIHEAP, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) en el pr\u00f3ximo paquete de ayuda para la pandemia. LIHEAP es un programa bipartidista financiado con fondos federales que tiene un historial comprobado de ayudar a hogares de bajos ingresos a pagar las facturas de energ\u00eda de sus hogares.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>El programa otorg\u00f3 $33,8 millones en asistencia a los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n en 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;El programa LIHEAP est\u00e1 bien posicionado para responder r\u00e1pidamente y apoyar las necesidades de millones de hogares estadounidenses afectados por la pandemia de COVID-19 que luchan por calentar sus hogares este invierno y enfriarlos el pr\u00f3ximo verano&quot;. <b>escribieron los senadores en su carta al l\u00edder de la mayor\u00eda del Senado, Charles Schumer (D-NY), y al l\u00edder de la minor\u00eda, Mitch McConnell (R-KY).<\/b>&nbsp; \u201cLos funcionarios estatales de energ\u00eda han informado que est\u00e1n listos para transferir fondos adicionales del LIHEAP r\u00e1pidamente y han identificado la necesidad de $10 mil millones adicionales para atender a 11 millones de familias, incluidos los hogares recientemente elegibles\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A lo largo de la pandemia, Merkley ha guiado a sus colegas, incluido Wyden, en una serie de pasos para&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/news\/press-releases\/merkley-colleagues-demand-protections-for-americans-against-utility-shut-offs-amid-pandemic-2020\/\">exigir protecciones para los estadounidenses contra los cortes de servicios p\u00fablicos en medio de la pandemia<\/a>, incluida la introducci\u00f3n de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/news\/press-releases\/merkley-tlaib-continue-to-lead-charge-to-protect-consumers-from-dangerous-utility-shut-offs-2020\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAccess%20to%20clean%20water%20is,right%2C%E2%80%9D%20Congresswoman%20Dingell%20said.&amp;text=Many%20communities%20and%20states%20have,is%20a%20companion%20to%20Reps.\"><i>El agua y la energ\u00eda de emergencia es una ley de derechos humanos<\/i><\/a> y el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/news\/press-releases\/merkley-colleagues-continue-to-lead-charge-to-protect-consumers-from-internet-shut-offs-during-pandemic-2020\/\"><i>CONECTAR Ley en casa<\/i><\/a><i>. <\/i>Adem\u00e1s, junto con el senador Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Merkley present\u00f3 una&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.merkley.senate.gov_news_press-2Dreleases_merkley-2Dwyden-2Dcolleagues-2Dintroduce-2Dlegislation-2Dto-2Dprotect-2Doregonians-2Daccess-2Dto-2Delectricity-2Dand-2Dgas-2D2020&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=L93KkjKsAC98uTvC4KvQDdTDRzAeWDDRmG6S3YXllH0&amp;r=pdjkOorBv68p_kOxEa83bCjRTW12VYv1zimlvk4o8pQ&amp;m=g1CIU73fmNkuczzo2LINYPnBEi4NU2AHNPPdkog3H3M&amp;s=b_pQgku5Mk0HOzpsJxYPavOMqp1FrD_0oDe_ssZqVN0&amp;e=\">resoluci\u00f3n del congreso<\/a>&nbsp;instando a los estados y a las empresas de servicios p\u00fablicos a emitir una moratoria sobre las desconexiones de los servicios de gas y electricidad, los aumentos de tarifas y las tarifas.<\/p>\n<p>La carta tambi\u00e9n fue firmada por los senadores estadounidenses Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bob Casey (D-PA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Richard Blumenthal ( D-CT), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Michael Bennett (D-CO), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Jon Ossoff (D -GA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Bob Men\u00e9ndez (D-NJ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN ), Tina Smith (D-MN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Mazie K. 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