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More than 30 attorneys general and state consumer advocate agencies are urging Congress to reject plans by the administration of President Donald Trump to eliminate the federal heating assistance program, including northern New England representatives.

Politicians have been chipping away at funding for heating aid to low-income Americans for several years. Now President Donald Trump has proposed ending it altogether, eliciting an outcry from advocates for low-income residents who depend on the program to stay warm.

More than $325 million in funding is available to help elderly and low to moderate-income New Yorkers heat their homes this winter.

Households that need help paying their heating bills this winter can begin applying for assistance from the Home Energy Assistance Program on Monday.