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AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter:

"The Democrats have already voted to ban our conventional light bulbs ... in favor of dangerous fluorescent light bulbs."

By Robert Farley• May 20, 2011

AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter:

"The new light bulbs will cost roughly six times the cost of the light bulbs we now use."

By Robert Farley• May 23, 2011

Michael Burgess stated on July 15, 2011 in a statement.:

Says stores will be barred from selling 100-watt light bulbs as of 2012.

By W. Gardner Selby• July 28, 2011

Chain email stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter:

Next year, "you will be mandated by federal law to get rid of your existing light bulbs."

By Robert Farley• May 20, 2011

Rick Perry stated on November 02, 2010 in a book.:

Says Washington's reach extends to "even telling us what kind of light bulb we can use."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 8, 2010

Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address:

The federal government "now tells us which light bulbs to buy."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, W. Gardner Selby• January 26, 2011

Marsha Blackburn stated on December 16, 2011 in appearance on Fox Business Channel’s “Varney & Co.”:

New energy standards will take away "our freedom of choice and selection in the light bulbs we have in our homes."

By Bartholomew Sullivan• January 13, 2012

Joe Barton stated on November 11, 2010 in a speech at The Heritage Foundation.:

Says you can buy four light bulbs for $1.99 at Walmart, while a single compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) costs "$10 a pop."

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 21, 2010

Mike Stenhouse stated on June 13, 2011 in an appearance on a talk show:

"It’s just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs."

By Richard Salit• June 16, 2011

AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter:

Compact fluorescent light bulbs are "toxic" and "not environmentally friendly."

By Robert Farley• May 24, 2011

Phyllis Schlafly stated on February 02, 2011 in an e-mail blast.:

Says broken compact fluorescent light bulbs "allegedly cause migraines and epilepsy attacks."

By W. Gardner Selby• March 5, 2011

George Will stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":

The incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet."

By Jon Greenberg• May 11, 2014

Bob Marshall stated on February 02, 2012 in a legislative hearing.:

"You're supposed to throw away your shoes" if mercury from a broken CFL light bulb gets on them.

By Sean Gorman• February 13, 2012

Crossroads GPS stated on August 15, 2012 in a television ad:

Says U.S. Senate hopeful Tammy Baldwin voted for a $1 trillion stimulus bill that included a wasteful "$800,000 to replace light bulbs."

By Dave Umhoefer• August 23, 2012

Joe Biden stated on September 03, 2020 in a community meeting:

“A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.”

By Eric Litke• September 4, 2020

Ted Cruz stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:

"We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."

By Becky Bowers• March 21, 2013

Chain email stated on May 18, 2008 in :

McCain tells of a fellow Vietnam POW who was beaten for fashioning an American flag that became an inspirational symbol to fellow POWs.

By Robert Farley• July 2, 2008

Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2009 in a speech at the White House.:

"Californians consume 40 percent less energy per person than the national average"

By Catharine Richert• July 7, 2009

Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address:

The federal government "may put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill."

By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2011

Jennette Gayer stated on January 02, 2013 in a news release:

"Wind powers nearly 13 million homes across the country."

By Eric Stirgus• January 23, 2013

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