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URL 04836 Around the Agencies... Our old friend Jin Tozzi, who All of this has been reported recently left his influential post and re-reported by a variety of at the Office of Management smalt publications, such as this and Budget (OMB) after 19 one, but it has not been re years, got a substantial boost ported through the main media for his new consulting firm from outlets to the majority of the the Wall Street Journal. American people. No sooner had Tozzi settled As we have said before, the into his new digs than a front Love Canal "myth" has be page Journal article hit the come a part of American folk streets describing in awed tones lore and will go down in history Tozzi's power and influence at as one of the biggest shams since OMB. If one wants to start a the Battle of Breed's Hill was business consulting firm in mistakenly reported to have oc Washington, a front page splash curred on Bunker Hill. _ in the Journal can't hurt. State level prompt pay legis All the same, it was a strange lation is the subject of a coali article, naming Tozzi as an OMB tion of trade associations. The power a month after he left coalition is working to get the OMB, and referring to Jim Miller as Tozzi's "boss" almost two years after Miller left to chair the Federal Trade Com The U.S- Public Health Service released a new study showing that Love Canal residents experienced no chromosome damage related to haz ardous waste exposure. same type of prompt pay leg islation enacted by Congress in 1982. The tendency of government mission. man is likely to mind his own to members of the media and agencies, federal and state, 'to Meanwhile, back at OMB, business when it is worth mind the unfortunate public who must dally in paying bills is a major officials are getting headaches ing. When it is not, he takes his depend upon the media. problem for business, especially over the article's mention of a mind off his own meaningless The Public Health Service small firms. proposed aspirin bottle regu affairs by minding other peo found that the original 1980 Following business' success lation. The regulation would ple's business ... In running study by the Environmental in getting a federal law that re require the bottles to bear a away from ourselves we either Protection Agency, that touched quires prompt payment by fed warning that aspirin had been fall on our neighbor's shoulder offthe furor in Love Canal, was eral agencies, the coalition of linked to Reye's syndrome, a or By at his throat. invalid primarily because it did 21 national and regional trade rare but often fatal childhood "The passion for equality is not use a control group. associations was formed to seek illness. The Journal article said partly a passion for anonymity, This is not news. On the day the same kind of action at the Tozzi played a major role in to be one thread of the many the ill-fated report was issued, state level. killing the proposed rule. Not so, according to Boyden Gray, counsel to the President's Task Force on Regulatory Re lief. Gray said the rule was de layed, not killed, pending fur which make up a tunic, one thread not distinguishable from the others .. . They want to eliminate free competition and the ruthless testing to which the individual is continually sub the Department of Health and Human Services convened a panel of experts who subse quently made the same finding. Later the state of New York and the EPA itself went through the The coalition is doing well. So far, 15 states have enacted tudi measures and five more are halfway there, having obtained approval from at least one of their legislative chambers. ther research, upon the jected in a free society: same review process and readied For more information, con recommendation of the Amer "Economic dependence is identical conclusions. tact the Coalition for State ican Academy of Pediatrics. maintained by centralizing eco A final decision will be made nomic power and by deliber before the next flu season ar ately created scarcities of the The rives, Gray said, adding that Tozzi had little to do with the decision. We mourn the pasting ofEric necessities of life. "America is the worst place for alibis... Here you are your own creator and your own Business Action Network Hoffer, the longshoreman-phi nemos " losopher who so eloquently de * We have another item forour Washington Watch rfined the fanatical mind that made movements like Nazism, fascism and communism pos sible. His major work. The True Well Whaddayaknow file. Ac cording to a recent report m The Washington Post, Duried, of course, in the back pages, the Published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20062. 1SSN-0734-4074 Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs: Jeffry Perlman Believer, remains a classic. U.S. Public Health Service re Editor: Hank Cox Hoffer's thoughts are pertinent to our times. The following are a few samples: leased a new study showing that residents of Love Canal did not experience any chromosome Assistant Editor: Melody J. Blank Editorial Assistants: Shelley Raymond, Nancy Jones Johnson "Faith in a holy cause is to a damage related to exposure to Subscriptions: See page 15. $75/year for U.S. Chamber members, considerable extent a substitute hazardous chemical wastes. S95/year for nonmembers. Call (202) 463-5500 for information for lost faith in ourselves ... A This news "hem" is news only about bulk subscriptions at reduced rates. Copyright 1983. 2 Business Action Network: Washington Watch/July 1983 URL 04837 Around the Agencies Our old friendJim Tooi, who recently left his influential post at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after 19 years, got a substantial boost for his new consulting firm from the Wall Street Journal. No sooner had Tozzi settled into his new digs than a front page Journal article hit the streets describing in awed tones Tozzi's power and influence at OMB. If one wants to start a business consulting firm in Washington, a front page splash in the Journal can't hurt. All die same, it was a strange article, namingTozzi as an OMB power a month after he left OMB, and referring to Jim Miller as Tozzi's "boss" almost two years after Miller left to chair the Federal Trade Com mission. Meanwhile, back at OMB, officials are getting headaches over the article's mention of a proposed aspirin bottle regu lation. The regulation would require the bottles to bear a warning that aspirin had been linked to Reye's syndrome, a rare bur often fatal childhood illness. The Journal article said Tozzi played a major role in killing the proposed rule. Not so, according to Boyden Gray, counsel to the President's Task Force on Regulatory Re lief. Gray said the rule was de layed, not killed, pending fur ther research, upon the recommendation of the Amer ican Academy of Pediatrics. A final decision will be made before the next flu season ar rives, Gray said, adding that Tozzi had little to do with the decision. We mourn thepassing ofEric Hoffer, die longshoreman-phi losopher who so eloquently de fined the fanatical mind that made movements like Nazism, fascism and communism pos sible. His major work. The True Believer, remains a classic. Hoffer's thoughts are pertinent to our times. The following are a few samples: "Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves ... A fc.'W - All of this has been reported and re-reported by a variety of small publications, such as this one, but it has not been re ported through the main media outlets to the majority of the American people. As we have said before, the Love Canal "myth" has be come a part of American folk lore and will go down in history as one of the biggest shams since the Battle of Breed's Hill was mistakenly reported to have oc curred on Bunker Hill. _J State level prompt pay legis lation is the subject of a coali tion of trade associations. The coalition is working to get the The u.S Public HeeNh Service retMMd a new study showing that Love Canal residenia expertenced no chromosome damage related to ha2ardous waste exposure, same type of prompt pay leg islation enacted by Congress in 1982. The tendency of government man is likely to mind his own to members of the media and agencies, federafand state, co business when it is worth mind the unfortunate public who must dally in paying bills i^a major ing. When it is not, he takes his depend upon the media. problem for business, especially mind off his own meaningless The Public Health Service small firms. affairs by minding other peo found that the original 1980 Following business' success ple's business ... In running study by the Environmental in getting a federal law that re away from ourselves we either Protection Agency, that touched quires prompt payment by fed fall on our neighbor's shoulder offthe furor in Love Canal, was eral agencies, the coalition of or fly at his throat. invalid primarily because it did 21 national and regional trade 'The passion for equality is not use a control group. associations was formed to seek partly a passion for anonymity, This is not news. On the day the same kind of action at the to be one thread of the many the ill-fated report was issued, state level. which make up a tunic, one the Department of Health and The coalition is doing well. thread not distinguishable from Human Services convened a So far, 15 states have enacted die others ... They want to panel of experts who subse such measures and five more are eliminate free competition and quently made the same finding. halfway there, having obtained die ruthless testing to which the Later the state ofNew York and approval from at lease one of individual is continually sub die EPA itself went through die their legislative chambers. jected in a free society: same review process and rocked For more information, con "Economic dependence is identical conclusions. tact the Coalition for State maintained by centralizing eco URL 04838 nomic power and by deliber ately created scarcities of the The necessities of life. "America is the wont place for alibis... Here you are your own creator and your own Business Action Network ancestor." ^ We have anotherhem for our Washington Watch Wdl Whaddayaknow file Ac cording to a recent report in The Washington Port, buried, of course, in the back pages, the Published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20062. 1SSN-0734-4074 Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs: Jeffry Perlman U.S. Public Health Service re Editor: Hank Cox leased a new study showing that residents of Love Canal did not experience any chromosome Assistant Editor: Melody J. Blank Editorial Assistants: Shelley Raymond, Nancy Jones Johnson damage related to exposure to Subscriptions: See page 15. S75/year for U.S. Chamber members, hazardous chemical wastes. $95/year for nonmembers. Call (202) 463-5500 for information : This news "hem" is news only about bulk subscriptions at reduced rates. Copyright 1983. 2 Business Action Network: Washington Watch/July 1983