The US House Rules Committee is set to discuss a series of bills next week, focusing on household appliances, amidst criticism from Democrats. The bills, labeled as "messaging bills" unlikely to become law, include the "Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act," "Affordable Air Conditioning Act," "Refrigerator Freedom Act," "Clothes Dryers Reliability Act," and "Liberty in Laundry Act." Critics, including Rep. Nydia Velazquez and Rep. Sean Casten, have mocked the agenda, contrasting it with Republican efforts to control women's reproductive rights, with Casten jokingly summarizing the theme as "Freedom for Appliances But Not for Women!" Rep. Susie Lee questioned the prioritization of appliances over women's autonomy, and Rep. Warren Davidson defended the legislative focus on the freedom to own appliances.
Rep. Warren Davidson discusses the House Republicans legislative agenda for next week: “We’re going to defend the freedom to own the right kinds of appliances.” https://t.co/Rasrbh4rqh
Busy week in Washington coming up… On top of controlling women’s bodies, @SpeakerJohnson and extreme Republicans are now turning their attention to controlling appliances. Did we just wake up in 1950? https://t.co/UdV3ABAeKf
As a colleague just joked, next week's theme in the @HouseGOP is "Freedom for Appliances But Not for Women!" https://t.co/52VBB0HxCd
The US House Rules Committee takes up the following bills next week ("messaging bills" that will not become law) "Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act" "Affordable Air Conditioning Act" "Refrigerator Freedom Act" "Clothes Dryers Reliability Act" "Liberty in Laundry Act"…
Republicans have more respect for the rights of kitchen appliances than the reproductive rights of women. https://t.co/BcNdJjremT