Governor of Maine, Democrat
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“No one should be cold in their homes because Trump decided to wage an unnecessary, unwanted war with Iran”
Medicare will keep blocking new hospice and home health agencies from joining until May 12, 2027, saying fraud is still a problem. Patients already getting care keep it. Provider groups warn the nationwide freeze could make care harder to find, especially in rural areas.
Governors from both parties say heating oil could cost about 50% more this winter. They want Congress to add $3 billion to a program that President Trump's own budget would eliminate. Millions of low-income households use the program to stay warm.
Jackson, a former logger and state Senate president, defeated the five-term Republican in one of the most expensive and closely watched Senate contests of the 2026 midterms, ending Collins' nearly three-decade tenure in Washington.
Heating oil now costs more than $6 a gallon, up from about $3.50 a year ago, and the Iran war gets much of the blame. A week before Election Day, the price is hurting Republicans in three close Senate races, and the administration's emergency oil loan covers less than one day of winter use.
