The Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators.
member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in January that “any option is on the table” when it comes to regulating gas stoves,
The Energy Department rule, which has not yet been finalized, could ban about half of gas stove models currently sold in the United States as of 2027, according to an Energy Department analysis. The rule would apply only to sale of new appliances and would not affect stoves already in homes or businesses.
Forcing Americans to switch to more expensive alternatives to natural gas will increase costs while disproportionately harming the poor and low-income families, she said.“This is nothing more than a conspiracy theory cooked up to embroil Congress in culture wars that shed more heat than light on the issues facing our nation,’’ said Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania.
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