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Lawmakers in the House countered President Joe Biden’s green energy standards by passing a bill to block rules on washing machines.

In a vote of 215 to 200 on Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the appropriately titled “Liberty in Laundry Act,” which was introduced by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN).

The bill was aimed at preventing the Department of Energy (DOE) from “implementing new or amended energy efficiency standards for clothes washers that are not technologically feasible and economically justified.”

“I have spent much of my time in Congress fighting back the federal government’s vast overreach into the lives of hardworking Americans. In a slew of woke, ‘environmental’ nonsense rulemaking attempts by the Biden Administration, the Secretary of Energy issued new standards for clothing washers and dryers in March,” the Tennessee Republican said in a statement. “In response, I introduced the Liberty in Laundry Act.”

House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) said of the measure: “Let’s be clear: President Biden and Washington bureaucrats’ war on everyday household appliances only hurts American families and small businesses.”

“You should be able to decide what washing machine is best for you and your family – not be forced to let the government decide for you,” he said on his website.

In a press release earlier this year, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm touted the savings for Americans.

“For decades, DOE’s appliance standards actions for clothes washers and dryers have provided loads of savings for American families while also decreasing harmful carbon emissions,” Granholm said at the time.

More stringent energy standards for residential clothes washers (RCWs) were introduced by the Biden administration’s DOE back in February. The new rules meant that models of washers and dryers deemed less efficient would no longer be allowed to be sold to consumers.

“Over 30 years, these updated standards are expected to save Americans up to $39 billion on their energy and water bills, while also reducing nearly 71 million metric tons of dangerous carbon dioxide emissions—equivalent to the combined annual emissions of nearly 9 million homes,” the DOE claimed in a February press release.

Ogles introduced his legislation shortly after the updated standards were announced.

“I have spent much of my time in Congress fighting back the federal government’s vast overreach into the lives of hardworking Americans,” the lawmaker said in a statement, calling the new rules “woke, ‘environmental’ nonsense.”

“Americans should be able to do their laundry in peace without the input of Big Brother,” Ogles said.

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