Special Interests
topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
5 statements about Special Interests, every show
Lonsdale: The US Administrative State Is Captured by Corporate Interests
“The administrative state has millions of rules. They've been captured by corporations. They've been captured by special interests.”
Mintz: Special interests control Sacramento assembly votes and punish dissent
“Well, one thing I learned is that Sacramento is basically locked into a number of special interests who pretty much called the shots in the state, and the assemblymen mostly on the majority side, but some on the minority side, Show up, and they get their votin…”
Meyer: Special interest primary threats against lawmakers are mostly empty
“I think it mostly scares them. There's certain issues where the public, if they actually care about it, that can be effective. But in a lot of times it's all bark, no bite. I think that legislators are slowly wising up to the idea that even when they come in w…”
Momand: Agencies only revise rules for statutory changes or special interest outcry
“And the only reason they'll change the regulation is if the law changes their statutory authority or a really massive special interest, like throws a fit.”