Philip Sluman

Philip Sluman catapults into the fray as a sharp-elbowed industry voice, storming the Federal Trade Commission with testimony that pins skyrocketing gas prices squarely on the White House's relentless push for tighter emissions standards. Toby Ziegler skewers his claims as oil gouging in a charged Mural Room showdown with Vice President Hoynes, who weighs a public counterpunch. Sluman's accusations ripple through White House corridors, embodying raw external pushback that tests the administration's green agenda against economic fury, sharpening partisan blades in the battle over fuel and regulation.