The House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at blocking the Biden administration’s ban on everyday appliances that run on natural gas.
The appliance ban, which passed 212-195, is one aspect of a sweeping bill targeting the Department of Energy (DOE) introduced by Arizona Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko.
The bill would require DOE to consider the cost-effectiveness of new policy standards, such as how updates affecting home appliances impact low-income households, and the department would will be required to take into account the costs in advance. We are issuing new guidance.
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President Biden’s green energy policies have been under fire from House Republicans for months. (Getty Images)
“I am disappointed that a bill like this is necessary,” Lesko told Fox News Digital in a statement. “But as we have experienced under this administration, the Department of Energy has launched an avalanche of household goods such as stoves, dishwashers, washing machines, showers, toilets, water heaters, air conditioners, heat pumps, space heaters, etc. We have come up with new regulations such as:
He added, “No government official should attempt to take away consumer electronics from Americans in the name of radical environmental policy.”
House Republicans say energy costs will rise under President Biden, potentially becoming a weakness for Democrats in the November general election.
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Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) introduced the bill, which passed the House on Tuesday. (Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Republican lawmakers blame Biden’s climate change policies for these rising costs and aim to block the DOE from pursuing regulations that would affect products Americans rely on every day. A series of bills have been proposed.
Last year, they passed Lesko’s Save Our Gas Stoves Act, which is unlikely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
She joined the House Republican leadership’s weekly news conference Tuesday morning and told reporters, “My constituents in the northern and northwest valleys of Maricopa County, Arizona, don’t want government intrusion into their homes and lives. I know millions of Americans think so.” People all over the country feel the same way. ”
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks at a press conference. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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The DOE’s proposed review of energy efficiency standards announced in February last year would see up to 50% of gas stoves disappear from the market once they go into effect in 2027.
The proposal sparked widespread conservative opposition. Ultimately, it was not included in the Biden administration’s final plan for energy efficiency standards updates announced in January.
