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James Lankford: “So at this point your statement would be it does not have the force of law, but it is your understanding.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
So at this point your statement would be it does not have the force of law, but it is your understanding.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the legal authority of the guidance document on harassment.

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