He geared to passage an electric deregulation bill.
The biggest environmental victory this year came when the Legislature passed a deregulation bill that required outdated utilities to cut pollution.
More generally though, he has strongly supported deregulation of the private sector, promising an immediate deregulation bill upon election.
Mr. Reed never had to lobby in Pennsylvania - his hiring came after a deregulation bill was passed.
But hospital executives said that if the Legislature votes on the deregulation bill by the end of the week, as planned, the expiration will have little impact.
The deregulation bill passed anyway, although President Eisenhower vetoed it on February 17.
The deregulation bill loosened restrictions on the activities of banks, brokerage houses, and insurance companies.
The cable industry has operated largely free of regulations since 1984, when Congress passed a deregulation bill to encourage expansion.
After California passed its deregulation bill two years ago, one newspaper called it a "full employment act" for lobbyists.
Indeed, the original deregulation bill had a provision, which I supported, that would have retained ceilings on routes dominated by a single carrier.