{"id":1980966,"date":"2023-07-23T20:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T00:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-has-perfect-3-word-response-to-biden-admins-latest-green-energy-push-for-inside-homes\/"},"modified":"2023-07-23T20:17:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T00:17:16","slug":"thomas-massie-has-perfect-3-word-response-to-biden-admins-latest-green-energy-push-for-inside-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-has-perfect-3-word-response-to-biden-admins-latest-green-energy-push-for-inside-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie&#8217;s concise reply to Biden&#8217;s green energy push for homes."},"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\">20<\/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-massie-has-perfect-3-word-response-to-biden-admins-latest-green-energy-push-for-inside-homes%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=1980966&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>Thomas Massie Has Perfect\u200c 3-Word Response to Biden Admin&#8217;s Latest Green Energy Push \u200cfor Inside Homes<\/h2>\n<p>Republican \u2063Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky hit the \u200btone of the nation, when it \u2062comes to the Biden \u200cadministration\u2019s \u200clatest push for new regulations on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-proposes-energy-efficiency-standards-on-water-heaters\/\" title=\"Biden Admin suggests energy efficiency rules for water heaters.\">residential water heaters<\/a>, in three words:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Leave us alone.<\/p>\n<p>These products already exist in the\u2062 free market. Consumers should decide whether the upfront cost of a heat-pump \u2064water \u200cheater is worth the possible long term savings. \u200bIn \u2062many cases, \u200dthe monthly savings \u2062never\u2062 make up for the upfront cost of the equipment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I0j36USrr4\">https:\/\/t.co\/I0j36USrr4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas \u2062Massie (@RepThomasMassie) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1682799399565443072?\">July 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Energy \u2063has proposed new energy efficiency standards for residential water \u200dheaters, requiring electric heaters to use <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 heaters to adopt condensing \u2064technology, 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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-biden-administration-harassing-biggest-oil-producing-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> lauded these new\u200d standards, with \u200cEnergy Secretary \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/revealed-congress-didnt-get-truth-bidens-energy-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Granholm<\/a> saying\u200d the proposal \u201cbuilds on the unprecedented actions already taken by this administration to lower energy costs for \u200bworking families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his tweet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-thomas-massie-calmly-dismantles-dem-rep-screaming-just-inches-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massie<\/a> put into words what most Americans\u200b have already figured out despite the government\u2019s continuous efforts to have \u2063us believe that such\u2062 changes\u2064 will save us money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese products already\u2063 exist in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-supporters-free-market-system-need-attend-davos-not-just-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free market<\/a>,\u201d Massie said.\u2064 \u201cConsumers should decide whether the upfront\u200b cost of\u2064 a heat-pump \u200bwater heater is worth the \u2064possible long term savings. In many cases, the monthly savings never make\u2062 up for the upfront cost of the equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeat-pump water \u2064heaters can save \u2062energy, but they make less sense in northern climates,\u201d\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-thomas-massie-calmly-dismantles-dem-rep-screaming-just-inches-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massie\u2019s<\/a> thread continued. \u2063\u201cThat\u2019s because they\u2064 extract heat from the surrounding air\u2026 warm air\u200c that your furnace will have to work harder to replace. \u2064There\u2019s \u2018no free lunch\u2019 from these water\u200b heaters in\u2063 the \u2062winter.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heat-pump water heaters \u200dcan save energy, \u200cbut they\u2062 make less sense in northern climates.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because they extract\u2062 heat from the \u2063surrounding air\u2026 warm air that your furnace will have to work harder to replace. There\u2019s \u201cno free lunch\u201d from\u200c these water \u200bheaters in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1682800250145189888?\">July 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeat-pump water heaters also take a long \u2063time to make a tank of hot \u200bwater,\u201d Massie added. \u201cBut\u2062 on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-has-perfect-3-word-response-to-biden-admins-latest-green-energy-push-for-inside-homes\/\" title=\"Massie's concise reply to Biden's green energy push for homes.\">-demand \u200cwater heaters make hot water<\/a> as needed, avoiding heat\u2064 losses from a big tank. Depending on personal circumstances, cheaper on -demand heaters might be more economical than \u2063mandated heaters.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heat-pump water heaters also take \u2063a long time to make\u200c a \u2064tank\u200d of hot water.<\/p>\n<p>But on-demand\u200b water heaters make hot water as needed, avoiding heat losses from a big tank.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on personal circumstances, cheaper on -demand heaters might be more \u2064economical\u200b than mandated heaters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cThomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1682802908541120514?\">July 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>While many lawmakers sign legislation without fully understanding its \u200drepercussions, Massie is one representative \u200cuniquely qualified \u2062to comment on \u2064such \u200cissues. The Kentucky\u2063 congressman has two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/06\/21\/kentucky-republican-thomas-massie-congressional-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engineering degrees<\/a> (electrical and\u200c mechanical) from MIT.<\/p>\n<p>So when he \u200bsays that water\u200b heaters are not a one-size-fits-all proposition for all Americans, lawmakers should \u200dlisten.<\/p>\n<p>But that would\u2062 require the administration to care about what Americans want.<\/p>\n<p>The new proposed regulations on \u200dwater heaters come\u2064 on \u200cthe \u2064heels of proposed regulations \u200dthat would restrict consumers\u2019 options for purchasing home <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/experts-warn-big-problem-biden-administration-prepares-crack-stoves-furnaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gas-powered furnaces<\/a> \u200bin the future, as reported \u2063by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-admin-preparing-target-americans-gas-furnaces-amid-stove-crackdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: The Biden Administration Is Preparing to \u200cBan Over Half of All Gas\u200b Furnaces and \u2062Change How Millions Heat \u200bTheir \u200bHomes \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r4tDiSa9qP\">https:\/\/t.co\/r4tDiSa9qP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V0IrdzqVQP\">https:\/\/t.co\/V0IrdzqVQP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Angie (@angie_anson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angie_anson\/status\/1670553537527308288?\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The new regulations\u200b would require furnaces to achieve an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 95 percent by 2029, meaning they should convert at least 95 percent\u200d of fuel into heat. \u200cThe current\u200c market\u2064 standard for AFUE in residential \u200bfurnaces is\u200b 80 percent.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve extra efficiency,\u2063 non-condensing gas furnaces, which are cheaper, would be phased out of the market.<\/p>\n<p>But not all houses\u2062 are\u2062 compatible with the new condensing gas furnaces.<\/p>\n<p>This means if your old furnace goes on\u2062 the fritz, \u200cunder the new rules, you\u2019re \u2063going to be out of luck, having \u2062to face installation costs and the possibility of additional\u200d retrofits to\u200c meet \u2062the \u200dnew efficiency standards, the cost of which would far exceed the\u2063 savings you would make from \u200ba slightly more fuel-efficient furnace.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all been there \u2014 encountering that can\u2019t-miss sale at the grocery store\u2064 encouraging\u200d you to\u2062 \u201cspend money to save money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most of\u2064 us grow up and learn from\u200b these mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>And if you prefer to\u200c buy\u2063 20 boxes of cereal on \u2062sale\u2062 and have to throw \u2063half\u200d of it out, that\u2019s fine too.<\/p>\n<p>The point \u2064is \u2064the choice should be the consumer\u2019s, \u200dnot the \u2062government\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>As Massie said, \u201cLeave us alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thomas-massie-perfect-3-word-response-biden-admins-latest-green-energy-push-inside-homes\/\">Thomas Massie Has Perfect 3-Word Response to Biden Admin&#8217;s\u2063 Latest Green \u2063Energy Push for\u200c Inside Homes<\/a> appeared \u200cfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky perfectly captured the sentiment of the nation regarding the Biden administration&#8217;s proposed regulations on residential water heaters: &#8220;Leave us alone.&#8221; These products are readily available in the free market, and consumers should have the freedom to choose based on their own preferences and the upfront cost of a heat-pump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2105,"featured_media":1980967,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1980966","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\/2105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}