And that's exactly what happened recently when the president, vice president, and some cabinet members and other dignitaries gathered to talk about reducing the regulatory burden on small businesses.
Let's pick up where the poet talks about the administration's battle against California's emissions standards, lightbulbs, and toilets.
Much, Much, Much
We can make cars much less expensive and
We can make cars much less expensive and
much better and much stronger and about the same
from an environmental standpoint. Very close. But then
when you realize they don't want to buy new cars because
when you realize they don't want to buy new cars because
frankly, they don't work very well. But the cars are much safer.
Our cars are much safer. They're much cheaper. They're much better.
And the reason they're safer is because they can be heavier because right
now the cars are made out of papier-mâché. (laughter)
And ours are actually, we allow steel content (laughter)
But just remember: our cars are safer and they are
much safer, by the way - and they're better.
They operate better. And in every way
we think it's going to be terrific.
now the cars are made out of papier-mâché. (laughter)
And ours are actually, we allow steel content (laughter)
But just remember: our cars are safer and they are
much safer, by the way - and they're better.
They operate better. And in every way
we think it's going to be terrific.
The Lightbulb Goes Off
The lightbulb: they got rid of
the lightbulb that people got used to.
The new bulb is many times more expensive
and I hate to say it, it doesn't make you look as
good. And we’re doing other things. Of course being
a vain person, that’s very important to me. (Laughter.)
It’s like a - it gives you an orange look. I don't want an
want an orange look. (Laughter.) Has anyone noticed that?
(Laughter.) So we’ll have to change those bulbs in at least a
couple of rooms where I am in the White House. (Laughter.)
But we are going back to the - - it’s a double standard. We
have a standard of the new bulbs and we have the old bulbs
And they’re already making the old bulbs. Many people
were complaining that the new bulbs were much much
more expensive. Many times in some cases more
expensive and the other thing they are considered
hazardous waste that because it's largely, a gas
gas technology, when the bulb is disposed
of you're supposed to bring it to a haz-
ardous waste site. I said how many
people do that? Nobody does it
and you know that's a bad
thing. So you have proba-
bly heard about it You
probably read about it.
And you'll be able to
to buy lightbulbs that
are better lighting in
the opinion of many
and I tell you in my
opinion - and for a
lot less money. And
so we're doing that
but you'll also be a-
ble - if you want -
you can buy the
other bulbs also.
And I'll tell you,
the bulb compa-
nies are - very -
happy about that.
One Flush Two Flush
We're defending the American
workers we're using common sense.
We have a situation where we're looking
very strongly at sinks and showers and
other elements of bathrooms when you turn the
faucet on - in areas where there's tremendous amounts
of water where the water rushes out to sea because you could never
handle it - and you don't get any water.
You turn on the faucet; you don't get any water.
They take a shower and water comes dripping out.
It's dripping out - very quietly - dripping out.
People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times
as opposed to once they end up using more water.
So the EPA is looking at that very strongly at my suggestion.
You go into a new building or a new house or a
new home and they have standards.
"Oh, you don't get water."
You can't wash your hands, practically, there's so little water
comes out of the faucet. And the end result is you leave
the faucet on and it takes you much longer to wash your
hands you end up using the same amount of water
So we're looking at, very seriously, at opening up
the standard and there may be some areas where we'll
go the other route - desert areas. But for the most part
you have many states where they have so much water
that it comes down - it's called rain (laughter) - that
they don't know - they don't know what to do with it.
Alternative Facts
So we're going to be opening that up I believe and we're looking
looking at changing the standards very soon, and that's a
little bit like the lightbulb where you get a bulb that's
better for much less money, We go back - but you
have the other alternative. And you'll keep the
other alternative with sinks and showers et
cetera too that's been a big problem so
a lot of the things we do are based
on common sense... In so many -
so many of the things we do
it's based on common sense
like the car the car will
end up with that net
tremendous saving environmentally
when you think of all the cars the
old cars that will come off the road
you'll end up with a very - a better
car and you'll end up environment-
ally it will be ultimately much better.
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