President Obama, a Democrat, Wants to Increase the Environmental Protection

Multiple Choice

President Obama, a Democrat, wants to increase the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate and penalize private businesses. The Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives and they believe that regulating private business is harmful and invasive. Republicans can most effectively undermine Obama's directive by ________.

A) withholding agency authorization
B) withholding appropriations
C) increasing fire-alarm oversight
D) increasing police-patrol oversight
E) forming an iron triangle