Thanks to Thom Tillis and his support for Trump’s mission to make life worse for everyone except for billionaires, living in North Carolina just got a lot more expensive for 139,000 hardworking families. The latest move? Firing the entire staff of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and refusing to share how they will allocate the funds – because for Republicans like Trump and Collins, billionaire tax cuts are more important than families having heating in the winter and AC in the summer.
As CNN noted, Mark Wolfe, the executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, said that the move will “definitely hamper program operations” and that he doesn’t see how the administration can “allocate the remaining $387 million in funds for this year without federal staff.”
With no direction as to where these funds are going outside of DOGE’s billionaire slush fund or how they will be used, and with Tillis doing nothing to stop North Carolinians’ lives from being thrown into constant chaos by this incompetent administration, this decision is effectively a cut to a lifeline for working Mainers and a tax hike on families.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Republicans need to hop on another Signal group chat and figure their shit out — because their incompetence is getting costly. Thanks to Thom Tillis, over 139,000 North Carolinians and their families are facing higher costs for everything, from groceries to keeping the lights on,” said Nico Delgado, spokesperson for American Bridge 21st Century. “Tillis and Trump are doubling down on an agenda that creates chaos and only helps the rich while the working people pay the price.”
Published: Apr 3, 2025 | Last Modified: Apr 4, 2025