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On the recordOctober 25, 2017
The court has the responsibility in law to define what the law says. You are actually saying, no, this is what the law says and you are not following it as a regulation.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford highlights the court's role versus regulatory authority.

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