On the recordOctober 11, 1995
I met several times with leadership on the other side, and let me say this: This bill leaves the sole discretion to the Administrator to make decisions about whether or not they should delay the information to be in fact published. Under title II the Traficant amendment says instead of "may delay upon the request of a private sector entity" "shall delay." It can only be a 1-day delay. There is some concern coming out that if, in fact, some chief executive of a company is friends with the Administrator, that that company is going to be favorably treated. Let me say this: Under the open-ended language of this bill with full disclosure, with full sole discretion available to the Administrator, my God, those types of things can happen overnight. I think this is an industry-friendly amendment. Mr. Chairman, I have only taken a minute because I want the staff to review this language. I think it makes the bill better.
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