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According to the New York Times, lobbyists are waiting in the wings as the Federal government opens up for coronavirus business.

Questions:

  1. Which agency has been battling a lot of fraudulent products related to the coronavirus outbreak?
  2. How much money did Congress allocate to the EPA to facilitate faster regulatory processing of coronavirus-killing disinfectants?
  3. Explain the exemption sought by the Distilled Spirits Council in the coronavirus bill.
  4. In your opinion, what was the most interesting part of this article?

Source:

Vogel, K. (2020). The Race for Virus Money Is On. Lobbyists Are Standing By. The New York Times, March 28 (Retrievable online at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/politics/coronavirus-money-lobbyists.html)