House GOP's Frustration with Debt Ceiling Vote Derails Gas Stove Protection Bills.

House Republican leaders failed to pass a rule to set up floor votes on a bill to constrain the government's ability to regulate gas stoves after House Freedom Caucus members joined Democrats in opposing the rule. The conservatives said they voted against the rule because of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's handling of the debt ceiling and his violation of promises he made to them in order to win the speakership. The bill to raise the debt ceiling does not keep discretionary spending at fiscal year 2022 levels, which McCarthy promised. The Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which would prohibit the federal government from banning the use of gas stoves, was expected to pass the House, despite assurances from federal regulators that they have no plans or intention to issue a ban on gas stoves.