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Energy Crisis

'RECIPE FOR DISASTER': Manchin Blasts Gas Stove Ban, 'Don't Tell Us How to Cook Our Dinner'

posted by Hannity Staff - 1.11.23

Backlash from both sides of the aisle.

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), who has served on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee since joining the Senate in 2010, is speaking out against the Biden Administration’s potential ban of gas stoves; he says it’s a “recipe for disaster.”

“This is a recipe for disaster. The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their dinner. I can tell you the last thing that would ever leave my house is the gas stove that we cook on,” Manchin tweeted.

“If this is the greatest concern that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has for American consumers, I think we need to reevaluate the commission.”

From Bloomberg:

A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution, which can cause health and respiratory problems.

“This is a hidden hazard,” Richard Trumka Jr., an agency commissioner, said in an interview. “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.”

Natural gas stoves, which are used in about 40% of homes in the US, emit air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter at levels the EPA and World Health Organization have said are unsafe and linked to respiratory illness, cardiovascular problems, cancer, and other health conditions, according to reports by groups such as the Institute for Policy Integrity and the American Chemical Society. Consumer Reports, in October, urged consumers planning to buy a new range to consider going electric after tests conducted by the group found high levels of nitrogen oxide gases from gas stoves.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) tweeted out a picture of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden using a gas-burning stove.