President Biden's green energy policies have been under fire by the House GOP for months. (Getty Images)
"I am saddened that we would need such a bill," Lesko told Fox News Digital in a statement. "However, as we have experienced under this administration, the Department of Energy has unleashed an avalanche of new regulations for household products, including stoves, dishwashers, washing machines, showers, toilets, water heaters, air conditioners, heat pumps, and furnaces."
She added, "No government bureaucrat should ever scheme to take away Americans’ appliances in the name of a radical environmental agenda."
House Republicans have pinned high energy costs under President Biden as a likely weak spot for Democrats in the November general elections.
CONSUMER GROUP EXPOSES COSTS OF BIDEN ADMIN'S WAR ON HOME APPLIANCES
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks during a news briefing. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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A proposed overhaul of energy efficiency standards issued by the DOE in February of last year would have taken up to 50% of gas stoves off the market after it was set to take effect in 2027.
The proposal earned widespread conservative backlash. It ultimately was not one of the finalized plans for updating energy efficiency standards announced by the Biden administration in January of this year.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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