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James Lankford: “There has been a culture change from one of compliance assistance to one of scaring people into compliance”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
There has been a culture change from one of compliance assistance to one of scaring people into compliance
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses a shift in EPA's approach to compliance.

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