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James Lankford: “Strong and effective legislative oversight does not mean stopping agencies from issuing rules and it does not mean we…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2017
Strong and effective legislative oversight does not mean stopping agencies from issuing rules and it does not mean we must have an adversarial relationship with the regulators.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the importance of cooperative legislative oversight in regulatory processes.

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