Don't Mess with My Home Appliances Act

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Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Pallone for yielding me time.

Mr. Speaker, here are three simple facts. Number one, the cost of living in America today is the number one concern on the minds of Americans. Number two, increasing energy prices are a major factor causing an increase in American families' cost of living. Number three, energy-efficient appliances and appliance standards save Americans more than $500 in energy bills per year. They are also good for our environment.

More efficient appliances will not only save money, but they conserve water, conserve energy, and reduce overall emissions that are killing our planet. This bill, without an amendment, would gut the program that sets these standards and pave the way for the administration to repeal existing standards.

It is bad for our wallets. It is bad for our planet. It is just bad policy. I cannot vote for the proposed bill as written, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.

Mr. Speaker, that is why, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to the committee. If the House rules permitted, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill.

My amendment would require the Secretary of Energy to certify that revoking existing energy standards will not negatively impact consumers. It simply requires that the Secretary of Energy certify that getting rid of standards such as these would not increase costs or increase greenhouse gas emissions. This ensures that we are protecting American families from further harm to their wallets and to the air they breathe.

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Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in voting for the motion to recommit.

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Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.

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Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

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