On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Where we are right now in budgeting, I am not sure it is how do you tie the hands of Congress. It is how do you untie the hands of Congress because most everything is on autopilot around here.
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Lankford discusses the need to reform Congress's budgeting process.
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