Stephanie Bice: Trump Backs My Legislation To Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations

3/31/2025

In House floor remarks last week, Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) promoted legislation to roll back Biden-era regulations.

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00:00is recognized. Thank you Mr. Speaker and first let me say I rise obviously in strong support

00:06of House Joint Resolution 24 legislation that I authored which uses the Congressional Review

00:12Act to overturn regulations by the Biden administration. I was extremely excited this

00:18morning to be notified that I have a statement of administrative policy support from President

00:24Trump on this legislation. In December of 2024 the Department of Energy enacted new energy

00:30efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers, equipment vital to pharmacies,

00:37convenience stores, food processing facilities, food banks, restaurants, and many other

00:43establishments nationwide. These regulations will impose significant financial burdens on small

00:50businesses which will have to absorb major upgrade costs to the meet these new aggressive

00:56standards. At a time when our focus should be on lowering the cost of living for our constituents

01:03it's clear most of these expenses will be borne by consumers in the form of increased prices.

01:10Furthermore they threaten significant operational disruption for many enterprises that rely on this

01:16equipment. We have heard from many businesses in rural areas which will have to go through extensive

01:22structural and electrical upgrades to accommodate the new equipment. These same businesses have

01:28reported that getting their refrigerators and freezers repaired is a process which is already

01:33taking too long and expensive and will become even more so. For businesses looking to enter

01:40underserved markets this will be another barrier in doing so. For businesses operating on a narrow

01:45profit margin this could be what sends them under. Recognizing these detrimental impacts I

01:52fought against the adoption of this rule and expressed my disapproval last year during the

01:57public comment period. Like many of the rules handed down by the Biden administration this

02:03effort will have a harsh economic impact while failing to achieve its own stated goal. DOE

02:10estimates that the rule would carry a minimum price tag of nearly a billion dollars with

02:15minimal energy usage reduction. My colleague mentioned that it would be a savings of six

02:21billion dollars over 30 years but what he didn't mention to you is the cost of new equipment

02:27replacement equipment with these new energy efficiency standards could be tens of thousands

02:32of dollars adding up to millions of billions and billions of dollars that are going to be

02:36borne by these businesses. I'm grateful President Trump has taken the decisive action to halt these

02:42rules by having the Department of Energy postpone the effective date of these standards providing

02:48breathing room for businesses. However more work needs to be done and Congress has a role to play.

02:56My resolution seeks to ensure that these overreaching regulations are permanently

03:01overturned. By doing so we will protect small businesses from unnecessary compliance costs

03:07and preserve the diversity of choice available to consumers. This action aligns with our broader

03:13commitment to roll back burdensome regulations that stifle economic growth and infringe upon

03:19individual freedoms. In fact according to the National Association of Manufacturers in 2022

03:26the total cost of regulations is estimated over three trillion dollars. We cannot continue to

03:34allow burdensome regulations on every aspect of our lives and our businesses. I urge my colleagues

03:40to support house joint resolution 24 legislation that will reduce burdens on businesses and serve

03:47in the best interest of the American people and with that Mr. Speaker I yield. Gentleman from

03:54Texas reserves. I do Mr. Speaker thank you. Gentleman from New Jersey.

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