Regarding the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC),
A) historians agree that it was primarily "captured" by the industry that it was supposed to regulate.
B) historians agree that it was primarily "captured" by passengers and shippers to the disadvantage of the railroads.
C) historians generally agree that it was not "captured" by any group, but rather served the ?public well.
D) historians do not "agree" on any of the above.

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Historians do not have a consensus on whether the ICC was "captured" by the industry, passengers and shippers, or if it served the public well. There are differing opinions and interpretations of the ICC's effectiveness in regulating the railroad industry.