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James Lankford: “There is just an expectation that--when a court order stepped in and said 'Hey, this is not legal to just stop this…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2021
There is just an expectation that--when a court order stepped in and said 'Hey, this is not legal to just stop this indefinitely'--that there isn't actually going to be progress made toward this.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the implications of a court order on leasing activities.

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