Michigan congressman introduces bill that will prevent the federal government from banning gas stoves

Last week a federal bureaucrat, Richard Trumka Jr., said the quiet part out loud when he let it slip that a ban of natural gas stoves could happen. Oh, the Biden White House and others said such a move is not in the works, but don't believe them.

Oh, a bit off topic, but if you watch a cooking show on television, do you know what you never see? Electric stoves. Gas stoves are better and more cost efficient. 

Meanwhile, a Michigan congressman wants to turn the off switch on against such insanity. 

From the Detroit News:

A Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill in Congress that would preemptively prohibit the federal government from restricting or banning the use of gas stoves, though the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission recently insisted it has no plans to do so.

The legislation from Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga of Holland is dubbed the Stop Trying to Obsessively Vilify Energy Act, or STOVE Act for short.

The legislation would bar any federal agency from proposing or implementing a rule or guidance that restricts or bans the use or purchase of gas-powered stoves, cooktops, ranges or ovens. U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Holland, has introducted dubbed the Stop Trying to Obsessively Vilify Energy Act, or STOVE Act for short.

The legislation would bar any federal agency from proposing or implementing a rule or guidance that restricts or bans the use or purchase of gas-powered stoves, cooktops, ranges or ovens. Huizenga, with co-sponsor U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, described it as a "common-sense" effort to preempt this bureaucratic overreach by the government.

“The last thing Americans need or want is another big government bureaucratic decision telling us which appliance we can have in our home,” Huizenga said in a statement. “Americans should have the ability to choose the most affordable and most available way to cook food in their own home. It is absolutely ridiculous how out of control and out of touch the nanny state in Washington has become.”