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Ronny Jackson - after he said he would 'never' give his up
*The Biden administration is weighing a ban on gas stoves, citing health effects
*Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson said the federal government would have
to 'pry' his gas stove 'from my cold dead hands'
*He also shot back at NY Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a photo
of her own gas stove
'Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a shot at Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson from Texas on Tuesday
evening after the Texas lawmaker lashed out against the Biden administration for considering a ban on gas stoves.
Federal officials are weighing the significant step, which would have a sweeping effect on new building regulations,
over the growing evidence of their risk to people's heath. Jackson, known for his fiery tirades against the Biden
administration on Twitter, made clear where he stood on the matter.
'I’ll NEVER give up my gas stove,' Jackson wrote on the social platform. 'If the maniacs in the White House come
for my stove, they can pry it from my cold dead hands. COME AND TAKE IT!!'
Ocasio-Cortez retweeted the Republican's statement, writing, 'Did you know that ongoing exposure to NO2 from
gas stoves is linked to reduced cognitive performance.' Jackson responded with what appeared to be a screenshot
from the New York congresswoman's Instagram story, showing her kitchen.
'[Ocasio-Cortez] says gas stoves cause “reduced cognitive performance” - yet she uses a gas stove? Is this a self
-diagnosis?' the conservative lawmaker wrote. 'AOC, as a medical doctor, I can tell you this: what’s wrong with
your head IS NOT caused by stoves. Something WAY BIGGER is causing your decreased cognitive function!'
Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka, Jr. said a ban on gas stoves is 'on the table' in a
Bloomberg interview published on Monday. Trumka called gas stoves, which have been a fixture in American
homes since the early 1920s, a 'hidden hazard.' 'Products that can’t be made safe can be banned,' he said.
Four in every 10 American homes has a natural gas stove.
They've been linked to childhood asthma in multiple studies, and gases produced such as nitrogen dioxide and
carbon monoxide have been linked to cancer as well as other health conditions. A study out of California published
late last year indicates that gas stoves also leak carcinogens such as benzene.
Arizona conservative Rep. Andy Biggs blasted the potential ban as 'woke.'
'The Biden Administration is now weighing a nationwide ban on gas stoves. Tens of millions of Americans use gas
stoves. They're affordable, practical, and popular,' Biggs wrote on Twitter.
'Enough with this woke garbage!'
It's become another debate dividing conservatives and progressives.
Moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia joined the right in panning the move.
'This is a recipe for disaster. The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their
dinner,' Manchin said. 'I can tell you the last thing that would ever leave my house is the gas stove that we cook on.'...'
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