House Republicans voted 210-199 to pass the 2024 water and energy spending bill, the first government funding bill passed under the new speaker.

Before the bill’s final passage, Rep. Gary Palmer added an amendment that would halt new regulations on air conditioning proposed by the Biden administration.

Once again, the Biden bureaucracy wants to control every aspect of your life.

Their latest rules aim to limit the air conditioning units Americans can buy. Fortunately, my amendments to the Energy and Water Spending Bill of 2024 would suspend this regulation. pic.twitter.com/GK5InloZPM

— Gary Palmer (@USRepGaryPalmer) October 26, 2023

The Room AC amendment passed by voice vote Thursday.

Palmer (R-Hoover) spoke on the House floor about Biden’s attempts to overregulate the American economy.

“Federal bureaucrats at the Department of Energy are once again attacking the freedom of Americans to choose the appliances they want in their homes,” Palmer said. “They tried to take 50% of gas stoves out of the market, and now they’re going after room air conditioners.”

This year, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced Energy saving regulations for household air conditioners and window air conditioners.

“This rule fits into a pattern of Democratic energy policy that makes life harder and more expensive, especially for low- and middle-income Americans who struggle to pay the upfront costs of expensive air conditioners. ,” Palmer said. “This amendment demonstrates a clear difference in the visions of House Republicans, the Biden administration, and House Democrats.”

The lawmaker said this would have a negative impact on many people in the state.

“Summers in Alabama are…hot,” he said. “Like millions of Americans, my constituents are using air conditioning to combat this heat. You would want to.”

Palmer said it’s not just about economics, it’s about voters’ freedom to choose what’s best for their homes.

“House Republicans believe in America’s energy abundance, and the administration believes in energy restriction,” he said. “We believe in consumer choice, and the administration believes in high-handed government mandates. We believe that consumers at home can make their own decisions, but the administration believes in federal bureaucrats, I believe the Biden bureaucracy can decide what Americans can and cannot do on a daily basis.

“If consumers want a more energy-efficient operating air conditioning unit, they have the freedom to choose an air conditioner based on what they think is best, not what Biden officials think is best. ”

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