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Biden administration: We have no plans to ban gas stoves
A Biden administration official said Wednesday there is no ban on the sale of new gas stoves in the works, after a colleague’s Monday comments raising the possibility sparked backlash from conservatives.
“I am not looking to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has no proceeding to do so,” Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric said in a statement.
Hoehn-Saric’s statement followed a comment by Richard Trumka Jr., a CPSC commissioner, to Bloomberg News in a Monday interview that such a move is possible in light of research showing that gas stoves pollute indoor air and suggesting they are responsible for an estimated 12.7% of U. S. childhood asthma cases. Roughly 40% of American households have gas stoves.
Later on Monday Trumka doubled down, tweeting, “My guiding duty is protecting consumer health and safety. Gas stoves can emit dangerous level of toxic chemicals - even when not in use - and @USCPSC will consider all approaches to regulation.”
His comments angered some, especially on the right, who argued that banning gas stoves would impinge on personal freedom. In some cases they used language typical of the gun rights movement.
“I’ll NEVER give up my gas stove,” tweeted Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas. “If the maniacs in the White House come for my stove, they can pry it from my cold dead hands. COME AND TAKE IT!!”
“Over 40 million American households use gas stoves,” Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., tweeted. “This type of power should never have been given to unelected bureaucrats and it is time for it to end.”
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