Republicans Pushing for Repeal of New Lightbulb Rule

With a January deadline looming on a U.S. law mandating energy-efficiency standards for lightbulbs, some political forces don't want to turn out the lights. More than a dozen Republican lawmakers are backing efforts to repeal the 2007 law that requires bulbs to consume less energy. Meanwhile, Texas has enacted a law that would exempt itself from the federal requirement, and other states are debating similar legislation.