Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 6192, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act, of which I am a cosponsor.

President Biden's tenure in office has been largely defined by this administration's self-inflicted crises, including an energy crisis that has crept its way into the homes of American families.

The Biden administration's war on American energy has not only led to higher prices at the pump, but now families' home appliances are on the chopping block--yes, their home appliances.

Under the guise of energy efficiency, the Department of Energy has issued burdensome standards on household appliances that would drive up costs and reduce availability for these in-demand products, and we don't even know if they work.

I cannot fathom why the Federal Government would tilt the scales of what appliances Americans should and should not buy. That should be a free-market decision.

Common sense tells us demand should be consumer and market-driven, not government-manufactured. Nonetheless, in this administration's pursuit of a radical, rush-to-Green New Deal agenda, common sense has taken a back seat.

H.R. 6192 will preserve the affordability, availability, and quality of household appliances and protect Americans from Federal standards that increase costs, fail to result in significant energy savings, and are not practical.

When I came to Congress, never in my wildest imagination would I have thought that I would stand here on the House floor to defend my constituents' appliances and gas stoves, but this is where we are under this administration.

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