From: MSDS Online
"The nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) charged that “Republican members of Congress are pushing an open-ended probe as part of an effort to paralyze the CSB.” They further speculated that a bargain had apparently been struck between Engler (a liberal) and conservative lawmakers. Under this bargain, Engler would retain power over the CSB in exchange for certain changes at the agency, including the removal of certain members."