Richard Trumka Jr. told Bloomberg that the appliances are a “hidden hazard” in a story published Monday.“

Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned,” he told the news outlet.​

Trumka’s dad was a powerful AFL-CIO boss and, as the New York Post points out, after he was called out by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), Trumka tweeted this:

Thanks for your interest!

To be clear, CPSC isn't coming for anyone's gas stoves. Regulations apply to new products.

For Americans who CHOOSE to switch from gas to electric, there is support available – Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act which includes a $840 rebate. https://t.co/fcmWMSSfE5

— Commissioner Rich Trumka Jr. (@TrumkaCPSC) January 9, 2023

This tweet despite Bloomberg‘s report saying the CPSC was considering banning gas stoves. If gas stoves can be such a hazard, then it’s clear, like the trade association the news outlet quoted for their article is the only party providing a decent solution: ventilation.

But not only was there a climate change angle but Cory Booker (D-NJ) and some of his colleagues have already put a racial spin hoping to spread more wealth around from the so-called Inflation Reduction Act to minority households because they experience more air pollution or something:

In a letter to the agency in December, lawmakers including Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Representative Don Beyer of Virginia, both Democrats, urged action and called gas-stove emissions a “cumulative burden” on Black, Latino and low-income households that disproportionately experience air pollution.

A quote attributed to Mark Twain sums all of this up perfectly: No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.