'Common Sense Has A Seat At The Table Again': Rick Allen Touts GOP Reversal Of Biden Admin Rules

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During debate on the House floor, Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) spoke in support of the GOP's legislative agenda and efforts to reverse rules from the Biden Administration.

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00:00I rise today in support of H.J. Res. 75. My colleagues on the

00:08other side of the aisle will say this resolution is unnecessary.

00:12We have heard that. But let's be clear. What is unnecessary is

00:15placing so-called energy standards on commercial refrigerators

00:19and freezers, which will only lead to higher equipment costs

00:22and additional burdens on small businesses. I come from the

00:26small business community. I have felt that. And again, that

00:31is what we're hearing from our small businesses and why I'm

00:34standing before you today. Time and time again, the Biden-Harris

00:39administration imposed new standards with high-priced tags.

00:43First it was regulations on your cars and trucks, then it was

00:46your gas stoves and your washing machines, and now commercial

00:50refrigerators and freezers. The list goes on and on. In fact, I

00:55stood on the House floor in the last Congress and defended my

00:59very own wife's gas stove, and we won that battle. But

01:04unfortunately for the American people under the leadership of

01:08House Republicans and President Trump, common sense has a seat at

01:12the table again. All we're doing is rolling back the senseless

01:15and unending bureaucratic red tape ushered in under the

01:18previous administration that harms hardworking Americans and

01:22small businesses. In fact, the Department of Energy estimates

01:27that standards on commercial refrigerators and freezers will

01:30cost approximately $8 billion, as stated earlier. The

01:33Department of Energy, which we know will be passed down to

01:37consumers. When did the Department of Energy get into the

01:41appliance business? Mr. Speaker, this is an easy yes vote. I

01:45encourage all my colleagues to support H.J. Shreya's 75, and I

01:49thank Congressman Goldman for his leadership, and I yield

01:52back.

'Common Sense Has A Seat At The Table Again': Rick Allen Touts GOP Reversal Of Biden Admin Rules

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