The Nation - News from Oct. 4, 1985
The Office of Management and Budget engaged in an “unlawful abuse of power” by pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency to shelve plans to control asbestos, House investigators charged. The accusation was made in a report by the Energy and Commerce oversight and investigation subcommittee, which said interference has caused at least a year’s delay in regulating the cancer-causing material found in schools, homes and offices. OMB officials disputed the charges, saying the report was politically biased. The OMB is a branch of the White House.
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