{"id":1980418,"date":"2023-07-22T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massies-three-word-response-to-bidens-latest-green-energy-scheme\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T17:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T21:14:05","slug":"thomas-massies-three-word-response-to-bidens-latest-green-energy-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massies-three-word-response-to-bidens-latest-green-energy-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie&#8217;s concise reply to Biden&#8217;s green energy plan."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthomas-massies-three-word-response-to-bidens-latest-green-energy-scheme%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980418&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/thomas-massie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Massie<\/a> \u200d (R-KY) Responds to Biden&#8217;s Green Energy\u2064 Scheme<\/h2>\n<p>In a three-word tweet, Massie made his stance\u200c clear on the Biden administration&#8217;s latest\u200c green \u200denergy plan that would introduce new hot water heating standards and \u2064disrupt the market. Massie simply said, &#8220;Leave us alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Energy plans \u2064to update hot water heater standards, requiring electric water \u2063heaters to achieve\u200b efficiency gains with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-governor-proposes-first-in-the-nation-ban-on-gas-hookups-for-new-buildings\/\" title=\"New York Governor Proposes First-In-The-Nation Ban On Gas Hookups For New Buildings\">heat pump technology<\/a> and gas-fired water \u2063heaters to use condensing technology, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/us-plans-water-heater-standards-says-will-save-consumers-11-bln-yearly-2023-07-21\/?taid=64baf8f31dc575000150f7a1&#038;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&#038;utm_medium=trueAnthem&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Massie argues that these products already exist in the free market, rendering government interference unnecessary. He believes that consumers should have the freedom to decide whether \u200bthe upfront cost of a heat-pump water heater is worth the potential long-term savings.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Energy Department\u2063 claims that these new\u2063 standards would\u2062 save consumers billions of dollars. However, critics argue that the standards are\u200b &#8220;technologically impossible&#8221; and would limit consumer choice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leave us alone.<\/p>\n<p>These products already exist in the free market. Consumers should decide whether the upfront cost of \u200ca\u2062 heat-pump water\u2062 heater is worth the possible \u2062long term savings. In \u200bmany cases, the \u2064monthly savings never make up for the\u2064 upfront \u200dcost of the equipment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0j36USrr4\">https:\/\/t.co\/I0j36USrr4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1682799399565443072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Reuters, the Biden administration has already proposed or finalized 18 new \u200defficiency standards for various products, often under the\u200c guise of health, safety, and climate change. One notable example is the \u2063push for new\u2063 standards for gas stoves, which experts say would make them too expensive and \u2062effectively remove\u200d them from the\u200c market.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In May, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced new efficiency regulations for dishwashers, beverage vending machines, and electric motors, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-energy-department-starts-crackdown-on-dishwashers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire<\/a>. These regulations would require significant changes in product\u200d design and would ultimately \u200cincrease costs for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative\u200c conservationist Gabriella Hoffman expressed her concerns \u200con Twitter, questioning the energy efficiency and cost-saving claims of banning gas stoves \u2063and water \u2063heaters. She believes \u200cthat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-official-promoting-policy-agenda-of-former-employer-ethics-watchdog-says\/\" title=\"Top Biden Official Promoting Policy Agenda of Former Employer, Ethics Watchdog Says\">green energy lobby<\/a> is\u2062 the primary beneficiary of these policies and that questioning them \u2062is now \u2064seen as stoking a culture war.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How is banning gas stoves, water heaters, &#038; modern conveniences &#8220;energy efficient&#8221; &#038; a &#8220;cost savings&#8221; measure? (It&#8217;s \u200bnot.) <\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s benefitting? (The \u200bgreen energy lobby.)<\/p>\n<p>If we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massies-three-word-response-to-bidens-latest-green-energy-scheme\/\" title=\"Massie's concise reply to Biden's green energy plan.\">dare question proposed \u2062rule making<\/a> that&#8217;s published on gov&#8217;t websites, we&#8217;re now stoking a culture war.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gabby_Hoffman\/status\/1682741872194646016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nearly-50-of-gas-stoves-could-be-removed-from-market-under-potential-new-energy-standard-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nearly 50% Of Gas Stoves Could Be Removed From Market Under Potential New Energy Standard: Report\u200b <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do \u200bnot necessarily represent those of\u200c The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) swiftly responded to the Biden administration&#8217;s green energy plan, which includes updating hot water heater standards. Massie&#8217;s concise three-word tweet, &#8220;Leave us alone,&#8221; reflects his opposition to government interference in the market. Reuters reported on the proposed standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1980419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}