Energy Department Officials Refuse to Testify at House Hearing on Biden’s Gas Stove Rules

Flames burn on a natural gas-burning stove in Chicago on Jan. 12, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Two senior Department of Energy (DOE) officials refused to testify during a May 24 hearing before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs regarding the Biden administration’s proposed rule on gas stoves.

The hearing was titled “Consumer Choice on the Backburner: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Gas Stoves.”