It looks to me like powerful industries can essentially hotwire the regulatory process that weaken environmental rules.
Ron Wyden: “It looks to me like powerful industries can essentially hotwire the regulatory process that weaken environmental rules.”
On the recordMarch 10, 2004
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Expressing concern over industry influence on environmental regulations.
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