What did Congress do in 1995 to reduce overregulation?
A. It passed the Airlines Deregulation Act, which eliminated government-set airfares and the requirement that airlines provide service to smaller-sized cities.
B. It cut funding for regulatory agencies like the EPA and Securities and Exchange Commission.
C. It enacted legislation that prohibits administrators in some instances from issuing a regulation unless they can show that its benefits outweigh its costs.
D. It restricted the president's ability to directly request administrative regulations from agency heads.
E. It cut the budget of the Food and Drug Administration.
Answer: C
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