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James Lankford: “Where do we have a problem in the law that we need to fix? Where do you already have statutory authority that we just…”

On the recordJune 10, 2014
Where do we have a problem in the law that we need to fix? Where do you already have statutory authority that we just need to help provide a push and accountability to say how do we get this done?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses identifying legal issues needing resolution and accountability.

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