Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank all of those involved in bringing forth this legislation. We are all excited about it. It does teach each one of us a lesson, though, and that is, sometimes we pass legislation, and we use language a little bit too broad; and the regulatory agencies take that and run. And now we see them trying to regulate something that was not even in existence when the 2005 Energy Policy Act was adopted. I don't think that many Members of Congress or the American people ever thought that the Department of Energy would be setting efficiency standards for ceiling fans, for microwave ovens, refrigerators. It reminds me of that Dire Straits song, and I hope you all liked them as much I did, but they had this song entitled ``Money for Nothing'' and the chicks are free. They talked about the importance of moving microwave ovens, refrigerators, and color TVs. We find ourselves today living in a world in which everything is so micromanaged, and this is an example of that action. We understand we need regulations, but I am glad that we have a group of Democrats and Republicans coming together with common sense to say to the Department of Energy, hey, we need some balance here. I would urge passage of this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4444.…”