Ed Whitfield: “I have no other speakers other than myself, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield…”

“I have no other speakers other than myself, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to add my thanks to those of my colleague, Mrs. Ellmers. I want to also thank Chairman Upton, Ranking Member Pallone. I want to thank Chairman Whitfield and Ranking Member Rush, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Dent, and Mrs. Capps, all for supporting this important measure. This bill updates the DOE's energy conservation standards to keep with the innovations that have taken place over the last decade in household and commercial lighting. While the latest lighting may look similar on the exterior, it actually runs on new and exciting technology. Frankly, as you have heard from the other speakers, we need to update our regulatory scheme to keep these innovations going. Specifically, when the Energy and Commerce Committee wrote the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 2005, it directed the Department of Energy to develop a conservation standard for external power supply products. Because of the inadvertently broad definition we created for external power supplies, emerging LED drivers were swept up into a standard that, as you have heard so eloquently from the other speakers, just doesn't make any sense.…”