[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 105 (Thursday, June 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2947]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ENERGY REGULATION

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, on top of the self-inflicted crises the 
Biden White House has created, including excessive spending, the 
assault on American energy, open borders, and a rattled economy, the 
Biden administration has accumulated over $367 billion in regulatory 
costs.
  These overbearing regulations are harming small businesses and 
hindering growth. This administration seems determined as well to 
weaken the American energy industry. It has gone after everyday 
automobiles, drilling, pipelines, coal, and natural gas. But their 
anti-all-of-the-below energy crusade doesn't stop there.
  They have mandated emissions rules on air-conditioning units, washing 
machines, refrigerators, and, yes, even light bulbs. What a bright 
idea.
  Now they are coming after the American families' gas stoves.
  This is a blatant example of the heavy hand of government thinking it 
knows best, putting an excessive burden on American families.
  Mr. Speaker, we must change course and start working for the American 
people, not against them.

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