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James Lankford: “It is time for the Congress and the President to take down the artificial and increasingly arbitrary wall that insulates…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
It is time for the Congress and the President to take down the artificial and increasingly arbitrary wall that insulates independent agencies from OIRA's review.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the need for oversight of independent agencies.

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