On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:56:30 GMT, in a place far, far away, Craig Fink
made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
way as to indicate that:

Yes, I understand that, but was wondering what who or what group pushed
for this rather bad change to an otherwise good bill?

Likely the same people (Reps. Oberstar and Fazio) who were trying to
make the passenger safety regulations more stringent, and now.

Congressman Oberstar from the great state of Minnisota

http://www.oberstar.house.gov/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={5FD9F422-A6B9-4F15-90EC-03D0F2032633}&DE={BEEDA247-98EA-4E92-A7E3-61E9DD691D57}

Congressman DeFazio?

Really I was more interested in who the comprimise was made for? Not the
Congressman who made the change. Maybe Congressman Oberstar could just be
empire building? Or, more likely, listening to someone or some group who
lobbied for the change or a more stringent change. Who are they?

I think that the congressmen were both sincere, albeit mistaken, in
their beliefs. I'm not aware of any groups lobbying them on this
issue. No one was even paying any attention to it except those
attempting to get it passed, AFAIK.