Show-Me Rep. Cori Bush Crackdown On 'Indoor Air Pollution' Of Gas Stoves

We missed this culture war tidbit but the money quote serves as testament to the sketchy state of progressive politics in Missouri . . . Here's what the Congress lady has to say . . .

“This proposed rule is not a ban on gas stoves,” Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush insisted. “This proposed rule is not a ban on gas stoves! We are regulating indoor air pollution.”

“The climate crisis is happening all around us and Republican inaction is costing us lives. As lawmakers we have a moral obligation to prioritize the health and well-being of every person across our country. I represent a community where the threat of climate pollution comes from both inside and outside our homes. In St. Louis city black children are twice as likely to test positive for lead in their blood than white children. St. Louis ranks among the highest across the country for rate of asthma with rates significantly higher for black residents than white residents. I can only imagine the number of my constituents who are unknowingly being poisoned by their gas stove in the state that it is … especially young children, our elders and people with disabilities.”

“Let’s not forget that many of these gas stoves are not owned by the residents of those homes, but often absentee or corporate landlords,” Bush continued, adding regulations must extend to “indoor air pollution.”

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Cori Bush Says Ban On Gas Stoves Is Actually Just 'Regulating Indoor Air Pollution'

Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush said Wednesday during a hearing that regulating gas stoves is really just about regulating "indoor air pollution." Bush was giving her opening testimony during an Oversight Committee hearing about the need to regulate the common household appliance.