Truth #20:  Lights off in Homes, but Lights on for Art

What the bill does: Mandates that light fixtures, intended to display art, have no more than three sockets and base the light-bulb wattage on the number of sockets.  (H.R. 2454, Sec. 211, p. 421.) 

What this means for Americans: According to President Obama energy rates will “necessarily skyrocket”  because of the Democrats’ plan for a national energy tax.  As families and businesses across the country struggle to keep their lights on, Democrats in Washington are more concerned with the proper lighting of art.

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