Difference between revisions of "Regulatory lapdogs"
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*FCC [http://www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/] | *FCC [http://www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/] | ||
*House Ethics Committee [http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/press-1064.html] | *House Ethics Committee [http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/press-1064.html] | ||
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**[http://www.citizen.org/cmep/energy_enviro_nuclear/electricity/energybill/westar/ Westar Energy Bribery Scandal] | **[http://www.citizen.org/cmep/energy_enviro_nuclear/electricity/energybill/westar/ Westar Energy Bribery Scandal] | ||
**did U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), who had a key role in writing the Medicare prescription drug law, break House ethics rules when negotiating a lucrative job with the drug industry's top lobbying group.? [http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1635] | **did U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), who had a key role in writing the Medicare prescription drug law, break House ethics rules when negotiating a lucrative job with the drug industry's top lobbying group.? [http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1635] | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 19 March 2004
Regulatory lapdogs are supposed to be "watchdogs" but have fallen over to becoming tools of the industries which they are supposed to oversee. Cases can probably be well made from the Bush regime of
- FDA
- FCC [1]
- House Ethics Committee [2]
- Medicare Prescription Drug Bill Vote Scandal, 2003
- Westar Energy Bribery Scandal
- did U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.), who had a key role in writing the Medicare prescription drug law, break House ethics rules when negotiating a lucrative job with the drug industry's top lobbying group.? [3]
- Texans for a Republican Majority [4]
- 17 March UPI [5] notes:
- illegal use of campaign funds,
- misuse of a federal agency for political purposes,
- conflicts of interest,
- and strong-arm tactics against lobbyists and campaign contributors.
