Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, on December 26, while American families were enjoying the holidays, the Biden administration's Department of Energy issued a final rule once again, setting cost prohibitive energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters. Today, the House will consider the gentleman from Alabama's Sixth District's legislation, H.J. Res. 20, to overturn this egregious standard. Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, EPCA, in order to promulgate new or amended energy efficiency standards, the DOE must find that the standard be cost-effective, technologically feasible, and result in a significant conservation of energy. This amended standard does not meet those criteria and should be repealed. In this final rule, the DOE fails to adequately estimate the cost difference between condensing and noncondensing water heaters. This difference will result in a significant cost increase for consumers, especially low-income households and seniors, by removing more affordable options from the market. In fact, the DOE itself estimated that the amended standard would increase the cost of new water heater models by $231. However, the DOE failed to adequately estimate the cost difference between condensing and noncondensing models in this assessment. On top of expensive installation costs, industry stakeholders estimate the actual cost increase for American consumers will range between $450 to $665 per unit.…”