Frank Pallone actually said...

"I think that had we known more about the workings of LED light bulbs at the time, we would have exempted them specifically from mandatory efficiency standards from the start."

"I see no benefit to the consumer, the environment or the economy from regulating the efficiency of these light bulbs at this time."

"I thank my colleagues Renee Ellmers and Diana DeGette for their draft bill that would address this issue and benefit both the manufacturers and users of these products."

"Simply put, the government should not be in the business of regulating the rates of private industry and that is a lesson that we learn when we look at failed governments of the 1980s in the past in t..."