What would prompt an elected official take on what appears to be moral reasons with little immediate political gain? This implicit political ethics issue raised by this case, which describes some quixotic, a decade of Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, to block, through legislation, the export of so-called "non-registered" pesticides - that is, agricultural chemicals that have not been approved for sale in the United States. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, when he began his crusade, Lehi sought to reform the U.S. export policy of the Central Pesticide his tenure, despite the hostility of commercial interests that are closely connected with the Committee and the indifference of the public. HKS Case Number 1583.0 "Hide
by Esther Scott, Kenneth Winston 24 pages. Publication Date: August 1, 2000. Prod. #: HKS298-PDF-ENG
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