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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

What I am saying is, it is too bad that we are now creating a system where only one branch runs everything.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

Congress should do more in terms of writing legislation that is clear

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

I do not know how to fix the predictability of law and of regulations to do business and to do investment.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

theoretically, where I have been arguing Congress needs to act, it also is probably not a path forward

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

does that create opportunities from here on out for the Executive Branch and all agencies to move through the vagaries of every rule

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

It seems to me that where those exist, and there are fewer than they were in the past, those are ripe areas for Congress to consider what the proper procedure is.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

What about changing line items of spending, that you could do a consent decree to change line items of spending?

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

the challenge that I see on this is how to continue to give Congress its legislative powers that are required by the Constitution

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

the Administration tends to come up with its own, not just interpretation, but changes in statute by executive action

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

Is that an appropriate limitation on a consent decree, to say, yes, we can do consent decrees, but they are not unlimited in their ability.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 27, 2015

It is critical that Congress continues to review how Federal agencies operate as well as how Congress interacts as a body with other branches of the government.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 22, 2015

I think it is just important for us to know you are confident there is not going to be a gap in payments that are going to further expose some of these smaller providers.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 22, 2015

Dealing with good providers, obviously, they don't need to have this continuous RAC process coming through them, as frequent, or at least have smaller number pulled.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 22, 2015

Is there a policy in place? Is there a process? Are there details coming out how it will be handled, or is that still being considered?

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 22, 2015

What about the advanced payments side of it? Is that still being discussed, to be able to help some of those individuals who are in the process?

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Apr 21, 2015

If you are just looking at the border environment, at the immediate border, the technology would be my priority, would be our priority for the agency.

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