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David Cay Johnston: “Well, let us say that the director of EPA or another agency looks back and says, ``We have done a heck of a good job, we…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1995
Well, let us say that the director of EPA or another agency looks back and says, ``We have done a heck of a good job, we have great bureaucrats in this agency, and we do not think anything needs to be reviewed.'' So the slate is clean, it is a tabula rasa, it is a devoid of any rules to be reviewed. I am an aggrieved party and what is my remedy? To come to Congress and ask them to pass an act? That is it, is it not?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the challenges of regulatory review and accountability in environmental agencies.

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