Save Our Gas Stoves Act

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Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of H.R. 1640, Representative Lesko's Save Our Gas Stoves Act. In my wildest imagination, I never thought I would be standing here defending my wife's gas stove.

In nearly 40 percent of households across the country, including mine, the use of natural gas stoves are the preferred appliance to prepare family meals because it is affordable, reliable and, I might add, very stylish. Consumers deserve choice and the right to decide what goes in their dadgum kitchen.

However, the Biden Department of Energy has issued a proposed rule that would impose more stringent standards on the use of a conventional cooking product such as a natural gas stove.

This is ridiculous. This harmful proposed rule is yet another attempt by the Biden administration to push its radical climate agenda on the American people. I am going to tell you, the American people are getting sick of this, the high gas prices and all the other things, like the cost of natural gas today--you can't build pipelines--and this time in the form of mandating what kitchen appliances families can and cannot use.

Mr. Chair, 96 percent of the stove models that the Department of Energy tested failed to meet the proposed standard. If they implemented this rulemaking, it would impact the majority of gas stoves on the market.

Not only would this cause significant market distortions, which is a problem the Biden administration has caused across the entire economic front, but implementing this proposed rule would also increase costs for consumers.

Why, at a time when Americans are facing hyperinflation, would this administration propose a rule that would push consumers to a more expensive option?

That is why I am proud to cosponsor the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, which will ensure that the Secretary of Energy does not implement an energy standard on cooking appliances that would reduce consumer choice. This bill also stops overreach by the Department of Energy.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote in support of this bill.

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