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House Passes Bill to Restrict Energy Regulations on Household Appliances

The bill would prohibit the energy secretary from enacting energy-saving measures on products if they result in price increases.
House Passes Bill to Restrict Energy Regulations on Household Appliances
Flames burn on a gas stove in Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 12, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives voted on May 7 to forbid the Secretary of Energy from implementing energy-saving regulations for products that are not plausible or justifiable technologically or economically.

The bill exemplifies part of the pushback from Republicans against what they see as the Biden administration excessively regulating certain appliances including gas stoves.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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