February 02, 2023
Senator Manchin introduces bipartisan bill and letter to turn up the heat on the Biden Administration’s consideration of a gas stove ban
Manchin Hits Biden Administration on Gas Stove Ban
Senator Manchin introduces bipartisan bill and letter to turn up the heat on the Biden Administration’s consideration of a gas stove ban
Washington,
DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee, led two bipartisan
efforts to prevent the Biden Administration from banning gas stoves in
households across West Virginia and America. In January, Senator
Manchin released a statement in opposition to the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC’s)
consideration of a gas stove ban. Senators Manchin and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Gas
Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which would block the CPSC from banning gas stoves. The legislation would also prevent
CPSC from using federal funds to impose regulations that would substantially
increase their costs and make them unaffordable for millions of American
families. “The
federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their
dinner, which is why Senator Cruz and I introduced bipartisan legislation to
ensure Americans decide how to cook in their own homes. I can tell you the last
thing that would ever leave our house is the gas stove we cook on, and I will
continue to fight any overreach by the Consumer Product Safety Commission,” said
Senator Joe Manchin, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. “Make
no mistake, radical environmentalists want to stop Americans from using natural
gas. The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s proposed ban on gas stoves is the
latest egregious scaremongering by the Far Left and their Biden administration
allies. I am pleased to partner with Senator Manchin in this bipartisan
effort to stop the federal government from issuing regulations that put the
interests of the Green New Deal before the well-being of American families,” said
Senator Cruz. Senators Manchin and James Lankford (R-OK) also urged CPSC
Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric to refrain from advancing any partial or total
ban on gas stoves. The Senators expressed their concerns over CPSC’s recent
rhetoric and steps towards advancing a ban, and also refuted claims that gas
stoves pose significant negative risks to consumer health, physical safety and
environmental protections. “Simply
put, it is not the responsibility of the federal government to decide what kind
of stove Americans can have in their kitchens…We have heard from many of our
constituents who are now suddenly, and rightfully, concerned about the future
of gas stoves,” the Senators said in part. “If the Commission is
concerned about the physical safety of consumers, the National Fire Protetcion
Association has already proven that gas stoves pose a lower risk of cooking
fires, death and associated losses than other ranges.” Gas stoves are used in approximately 35% of American households
and in nearly 70% of households in some states. Gas stoves have been used for
more than a century and have been proven to be safe and efficient appliances. “If the concern is about consumer health, neither the Commission
nor the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cited gas stoves as a
significant contributor to adverse air quality or as a health hazard,” the
Senators continued. “If the concern is about environmental health, the
American Gas Association notes that residential natural gas accounts for only
4% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore…increased natural gas
use has contributed to significant carbon emission reductions in the United
States over the past 15 years.” The
full text of the bipartisan Gas Stove
Protection and Freedom Act is available here.
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