Critics Denounce Biden’s New $13 Billion Energy Cost-Reduction Handout as Election ‘Gimmick’

A White House official said the Biden administration plans to provide around $13 billion in aid to households to lower energy costs, prompting critics to denounce the measure as an “election year gimmick” and that the real fix would be to adopt policies that boost domestic energy production.
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to announce the newest initiative while visiting a union hall and training facility in Boston later on Nov. 2, an administration official told reporters during a call on Tuesday.
The initiative includes $4.5 billion in new resources under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help lower heating costs for families this winter, according to a White House fact sheet. Part of the funds will be for covering heating costs and some will be for making home energy repairs to lower heating and cooling bills….}