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On the recordJuly 15, 2015
So that the hard question is, can you commit to us you will follow through on Executive Order 12866 in 2016 and even in the rush to try to get some rules done at the end, we are still going to do due diligence at OIRA?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford asks for commitment to follow Executive Order 12866 amidst end-of-year rule rush.

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