Why?
That was my question, what friggin “rules” require a 2/3 majority to pass a simple bill? It’s not like a constitutional amendment. And when they passed the original bill it didn’t require 2/3rds for passage. Besides it would have died in the Senate anyway.
Republicans who have portrayed the new light bulb efficiency rules as a symbol of Washington regulatory overreach fell short of the two-thirds majority required for expedited action on the repeal measure, the Better Use of Our Light Bulbs, or BULB, Act.
But with a 233-193 vote in favor of it, the House GOP leadership may bring it back for approval under procedures that require only a simple majority. The repeal faces dim prospects in the Democratic-controlled Senate, however.
"I don't think it will go anywhere," said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Because the REPUBLICANS are STUPID to the nth power.