On May 7, the House passed a bill blocking the Biden administration from banning everyday home appliances that run on natural gas. The Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act would force the Department of Energy (DOE) to take into account the cost-effectiveness of any new energy conversation standards. GOP lawmakers blamed Biden’s climate agenda for rising costs, claiming it especially harmed low-income families.
Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Star Parker argues that the Biden administration is in regulatory overdrive.
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It’s undermining our ability to use everyday home appliances like kitchen stoves and dishwashers. Why are they doing this? Because what if they lose the election in November, they want to have all of this takeover in place, while recognizing that the American people are already facing economic hardships.
The House of Representatives is pushing back. The Republicans in the House passed H.R. 6192 — the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act. Yep. This bill would eliminate unnecessary rulemaking requirements. It allows the secretary of energy to amend or revoke a standard if it’s increasing costs for consumers, if that standard does not result in significant energy or water savings, if it’s not technologically feasible, or if that standard results in the unavailability of products.
The Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act protects affordability by considering the costs to low-income households in particular, and the full cycle cost of appliances when determining if the new standards are economically justified.
