1.   Among those are child nutrition, food safety inspection, food stamps, low-income energy assistance, Medicaid and public housing.

2.   Blute and Torkildsen said they are looking to the Senate, where the measure goes next, to restore funding for home energy assistance and for other programs.

3.   But they say they are awaiting decisions on sweeping proposals to bundle benefits, food stamps and home energy assistance into one check.

4.   HUDCO has operated Head Start and programs providing housing, weatherization, energy assistance and emergency services in Gregg and four surrounding counties.

5.   HUDCO also has operated other programs providing housing, weatherization, energy assistance and emergency services.

6.   It would cut several dozen programs, including school lunches, low-income housing, energy assistance for the poor, adult literacy and summer jobs for youths.

7.   Most of this savings would come from eliminating low-income energy assistance.

8.   Republican leaders, Wellstone said, agreed to hold votes on restoring proposed spending cuts to programs that provide energy assistance for low-income Americans and job training and education.

9.   Republican Vice Presidential candidate Dick Cheney repeatedly voted against low-income energy assistance when he was in Congress.

10.   She said she was glad that she no longer qualifies for energy assistance, or free lunch for her son.