For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 19, 2004
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed FY 2005 budget
amendment for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in the
Department of Health and Human Services. I designate $300 million in
requested contingency funding for this program as an emergency
requirement.
The details of this proposal are set forth in the enclosed letter
from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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