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On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
I would have no issue eliminating that for Unfunded Mandates Reform Act because again, that was a compromise that was made years ago that has proved to be an error.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford supports eliminating exemptions for independent agencies in cost-benefit analysis.

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