Steve King: I put “Edison” light bulbs in office

Published February 9, 2012 5:00am ET



In front of an enthusiastic audience at CPAC this morning, Iowa Congressman Steve King explained that he took great lengths to keep old fashioned “Edison bulbs” in his office instead of the Pelosi-era “curly cue” light bulbs.

“I insisted on having light in there,” King said, “And at night the janitors would come through, which were Nancy’s Stasi-troops, and screw out those light bulbs, those Edison bulbs and give me every once in a while curly cue bulbs.”

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