W. Todd Akin: “The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is a de facto ban on the plain old lightbulb that Americans have known…”

“The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is a de facto ban on the plain old lightbulb that Americans have known a long time. It's the incandescent bulb. And this de facto ban essentially says that all the new lightbulbs have to be these mercury vapor fluorescent lightbulbs. But the point, though, is don't we trust our constituents to pick the kind of lightbulb that they want? I'm just wondering if there's anybody in this Chamber who wants to stand up and vote and say, I'm going to tell my constituents what kind of lightbulb they ought to buy. I mean, lightbulbs are used in a lot of different contexts, a lot of different situations; and if people want one of those mercury vapor bulbs that's got good efficiency, fine, let them buy one.”