Politics | Rand Paul Thanks to Obama, My Toilet Won't Flush: Rand Paul Senator slams administration's energy-efficiency rules By Matt Cantor Posted Mar 11, 2011 7:07 AM CST Copied Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., with his "duster" addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Sen. Rand Paul yesterday ripped into the Energy Department's efficiency rules, which he says require Americans to buy poorly-flushing toilets and unwanted light bulbs, reports USA Today. "My toilets don't work in my house. And I blame you and people like you who want to tell me what I can install in my house," Paul told an Energy Department official at a Senate hearing. The hearing focused on a bill to boost appliances' energy efficiency—as well as an effort to repeal a Bush-era law seeking a gradual switchover from traditional bulbs to more efficient ones. Paul supports the repeal effort, saying it’s "appalling" and "hypocritical" for the Obama administration to "favor a woman's right to an abortion but you don't favor a woman or a man's right to choose what kind of light bulb, what kind of dishwasher, what kind of washing machine." Energy Department official Kathleen Hogan said she’d help Paul find a better toilet. (Click to see Colbert's take on the Democrats' 'girly' light bulbs.) Read These Next New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Report an error