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WASHINGTON -- House members from the Northeast worried about rising energy prices want a major increase in federal home heating aid this winter.

The lawmakers today sent a joint letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking for as much as $9 billion in heating aid to be included as part of a new economic stimulus bill. They also requested up to $1 billion for weatherization programs to help homeowners conserve energy and save money.

Congress appropriated $2.57 billion for low-income home energy assistance last winter.

New England governors have also recently called for a substantial boost in federal heating aid.

-- The Associated Press

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