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James Lankford: “My concern is this creates this artificial wall that actually diminishes the quality of our businesses, diminishes the…”

On the recordMay 13, 2015
My concern is this creates this artificial wall that actually diminishes the quality of our businesses, diminishes the incentive to start new franchises, and puts this fear into franchisors that I cannot really engage with the quality oversight and verification that I used to do.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford expresses concern about regulations harming franchise opportunities.

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