By the End of the 1970s, What Was the Mood

By the end of the 1970s, what was the mood of opinion leaders, both inside and outside the government, in regards to federal government regulation?

A) Most blamed excessive regulation for forcing inefficient practices on American companies and hastening the decline of the United States in the world economy.
B) Most favored increased regulation in order to make the American workplace safer and the environment cleaner.
C) Most favored a continuation of the already lax federal regulation imposed on American corporations.
D) Most favored an increase in regulations so that American corporations could work in tandem, thus making the American economy more competitive in the world market.
E) Most favored additional regulations that would protect the environment.