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James Lankford: “OK. If a rule like this, when it was first promulgated, had a deadline to say at some point we have to review this…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2015
OK. If a rule like this, when it was first promulgated, had a deadline to say at some point we have to review this again--I do not mean a deadline to go away, but I mean a deadline that at that spot we need to review it.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford suggests implementing review deadlines for rules to ensure timely reassessment.

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