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On the recordJuly 15, 2015
But the position has been that there has to be some kind of cost-benefit analysis.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the necessity of cost-benefit analysis in regulatory processes.

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