Exclusive-Rep. John Ratcliffe: To Drain the Swamp We Must Rein in the Bureaucrats, Rogue Agencies - Breitbart
Neil W. McCabe
What began in 1984 as a win for President Ronald Reagan, who successfully defended his administration’s interpretation of the Clean Air Act — which allowed Chevron to expand a refinery without having to apply for new permits, as if it was a new plant — grew into a chèque en blanc for federal regulators throughout the government.
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