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Lax congressional oversight has let regulators go wild

11/08/2010
by Bob Tippee, EditorReturn of the US House of Representatives to Republican control—uncertain at this writing but considered likely—offers hope too easily obscured by spicier controversies preceding Nov. 2 elections.The hope is for reinstatement of congressional oversight of federal regulators.In the first 2 years of the Obama administration, regulators have been on a rampage. Congress, led by fire-breathers from the liberal flank of the Democratic Party, has shown scant concern.Among the most aggressive regulators have been leaders at the two agencies with most influence over energy policy: the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior. Of the two, I...
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