A pharmaceutical company has pressured members of Congress into passing a law reducing the regulations required for human trial testing of new drugs. This new law would lower the costs of producing drugs for the company, but has the risk of increased negative outcomes on trial subjects and patients who are prescribed the drug. This is an example of which criticism of interest groups?

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Interest groups often work to secure benefits for themselves, potentially at the expense of the broader public, which is illustrated by the pharmaceutical company's actions leading to reduced safety in drug trials to lower their costs, potentially harming trial subjects and patients.

A Pharmaceutical Company Has Pressured Members of Congress into Passing