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U.S. lightbulb efficiency standards requiring consumers to purchase high-efficiency flourescent bulbs originated with republican lawmakers
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But the standards were initially proposed by a Republican, Fred Upton of Michigan, the current chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. President Bush signed the new lightbulb standards into law in 2007 along with the rest of the billStop Blaming Obama for Your Lightbulb Problems - Chris Good - Politics - The Atlantic Added on 2011-09-06 01:23:44 by factorAdded on 2011-09-06 01:23:48 by factor
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Upton and Harman have also co-sponsored follow-up bills, including one in May to establish new efficiency standards for outdoor light fixtures.Upton provides distance from GOP-targeted light-bulb ban - The Hill's E2-Wire Added on 2011-09-06 01:25:16 by factorAdded on 2011-09-06 01:25:18 by factor
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But asked about the language Thursday, the Michigan Republican emphasized the involvement of others. “It was Jane Harman’s bill with [former Rep.] Denny Hastert [R-Ill.] and others; [it] passed the committee by voice vote,” Upton told The Hill.Upton provides distance from GOP-targeted light-bulb ban - The Hill's E2-Wire Added on 2011-09-06 01:25:52 by factorAdded on 2011-09-06 01:25:52 by factor
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Upton [R-Mich.] and Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) have been widely credited with leading an effort to strike a deal in 2007 energy legislation that bans the 100-watt incandescent bulb by 2012, phases out others by 2014 and requires that bulbs be at least three times as efficient as today’s, by 2020.Upton provides distance from GOP-targeted light-bulb ban - The Hill's E2-Wire Added on 2011-09-06 01:26:08 by factorAdded on 2011-09-06 01:26:16 by factor
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Barton – who is hoping to obtain a waiver from House Republican term limits and serve another Congress as lead Republican on the panel – told Fox News Sept. 20 that the language is “indicative of the overreach that the Obama administration, [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi [D-Calif.], and [Senate] Majority Leader [Harry] Reid [D-Nev.] have put on the American people.” He added, “They’re mandating our behavior in health care, they’re mandating in this case in energy, they don’t want the American people to have choice, and … they basically don’t trust the public.”Upton provides distance from GOP-targeted light-bulb ban - The Hill's E2-Wire Added on 2011-09-06 01:27:23 by factorAdded on 2011-09-06 01:27:24 by factor
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Both Barton and Upton voted against the bill itself.Upton provides distance from GOP-targeted light-bulb ban - The Hill's E2-Wire Added on 2011-09-06 01:27:28 by factorAdded on 2011-09-06 01:27:28 by factor
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