Republican lawmakers blasted the Biden administration for participating in multiple closed-door meetings between top officials and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a group pushing for natural gas stove bans.
Both House and Senate Republicans said the meetings, which were first reported by Fox News Digital, suggested the administration was working closely with organizations intent on hurting the U.S. energy sector. They also expressed concern in light of RMI’s close ties to the Chinese government.
“RMI’s access to the Biden Administration and connections to China are troubling,” Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., tweeted Saturday. “Their globalist agenda raises costs on individuals, families, and [small businesses] across [the U.S.] while empowering competitors like [China]. This isn’t random.”
He added that the meetings showed the importance of the Stop Trying to Obsessively Vilify Energy Act which he introduced alongside Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., in January. The legislation would
