Ben Lieberman
Senior Fellow and Contributor at The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)
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1 week ago |
cei.org | Ben Lieberman
Congressional Republicans were unanimous in their opposition to the Green New Deal when it was introduced in 2019, and for very good reason given that it would waste vast sums of tax dollars foisting unwanted and uneconomic energy choices on us all. And when these expensive climate provisions became law in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), they did so without a single congressional Republican vote in support.
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1 month ago |
cei.org | Ben Lieberman
President Trump is taking another pro-consumer step, this time on showerheads. His April 9th executive order, Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads, reinstates his 2020 regulatory reform efforts that were derailed during the Biden years. It’s a good start, but the president needs to work with Congress on legislation to provide comprehensive and permanent relief for showerheads as well as other appliances harmed by federal regulations.
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1 month ago |
cei.org | Ben Lieberman
Today the U.S. Senate voted on a joint resolution to repeal a Biden-era Energy Department rule imposing unwarranted energy efficiency restrictions on consumer water heaters. CEI expert Ben Lieberman praised Congress for stopping a policy that would have undermined the interests of countless consumers. Statement by Ben Lieberman, CEI senior fellow:“Today is a good day for consumer freedom now that the Senate has voted to repeal a restrictive Biden-era regulation targeting water heaters.
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1 month ago |
cei.org | Ben Lieberman
The Biden administration gave us far too many anti-consumer appliance regulations, and some of the worst were ones supported by manufacturers angling to create a captive market for their high-priced “eco-friendly” models. This is precisely what happened with a Biden Department of Energy (DOE) regulation targeting the most affordable type of gas-fired instantaneous (tankless) water heaters. The Senate will soon vote on S.J.Res.4 which would repeal this ill-advised rule.
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1 month ago |
cei.org | Ben Lieberman
Americans have shown a real dislike for the wave of federal regulations targeting home appliances. Even more infuriating is the fact that our tax dollars bankroll this unwanted agenda. It is time to pull the plug on those inside and outside the government who make a living micromanaging our appliance choices.
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