James Lankford actually said...

Because like I said, it has been years that this has been an issue, but it was philosophically the top saying we have to redress this.

Lankford emphasizes the long-standing nature of an issue and the need for philosophical change.

11/04/2015

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The fines are not coming back to the entity themselves, anyway, so this is not a, quote-unquote, 'money maker' for the agency.

So, give me an example of some of this, because this is their own safety systems, right, their own safety checks that they are doing.

I have no issue with that. I am talking about minor fines.

more stick than carrot