The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
A) was the first permanent independent federal regulatory agency.
B) was established because, given the interstate nature of railroads, the regulation the public demanded from the states simply passed to the federal government.
C) initially lacked the power to set railroad rates, but its founding marked the beginning of a kind?of federal government power capable of almost infinite expansion.
D) is best described by all of the above.

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All of the statements are correct. The ICC was the first permanent independent federal regulatory agency, it was established due to the interstate nature of railroads and the inability of state regulation to adequately address issues, and while it initially lacked the power to set railroad rates, its creation marked the beginning of a powerful federal government regulatory presence that would expand over time.