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Reagan Aides Signal Shift as New Bureaucrats Take Over
The Reagan administration appoints Watt Lefever Earhart and Barnhart as heads of key agencies signaling a push to roll back federal control. Critics warn these picks may undermine existing laws while supporters cite a drive to reduce bureaucracy. Barnhart previously opposed 55 mph limits but pledged enforcement.
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Washington
Raymond Barnhart
Federal Highway Administration
James Watt
Interior Department
Reagan
Ernest Lefever
United States
Watt
Lefever
Earhart
John Crowell Jr
National Forests
Fox
James Weaver
D-Ore
House Agriculture
Crowell
Louisiana-Pacificc Corp
Reagans
Carter
Joan Claybrook
Ralph Nader
Auto Safety Group
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Carol Foreman
The
Consumer Federation
Highway Transportation Administration
Texas
Barnhart
Federal
Department of Transportion
Associated Press