Agencies become "captured" by interest groups because
A) agencies need strong allies in the private sector to lobby on their behalf.
B) agencies often need funds in addition to those appropriated by Congress and rely on private "donations."
C) presidents want it that way to weaken the control of Congress.
D) the salaries of federal bureaucrats are low, and interest-group "gifts" are difficult to trace.
E) agencies are generally staffed with individuals who formerly represented special interests.
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