Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed comments opposing a new rule proposed by the Biden Administration that mandates energy-efficiency standards for stoves and ovens. The rule, according to Marshall, will increase costs for kitchen appliances nationwide.
"Biden believes the rule of law doesn’t apply to his Administration, and even as our economy hangs in the balance, he is demanding we purchase new ‘energy-efficient’ kitchen appliances," stated Attorney General Marshall. "American consumers, not the federal government, should pick the products we use in our homes, workplaces, and schools. From cars to refrigerators and now ovens, Biden’s radical agenda is a war on things that work. He’s sending our country in the wrong direction, and I cannot wait for November."
The new energy-efficiency standards for stoves and ovens follow similarly strict regulations recently imposed on household refrigerators and freezers. These rules were proposed through a procedure known as a “direct final rule,” which allows a federal agency to skip the usual process of soliciting public comments before finalizing a regulation.
Marshall's comment letter urges the Department of Energy to allow states and consumers an opportunity to critique the rule before it takes effect. Joining him in signing this letter were attorneys general from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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