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On the recordSeptember 26, 2018
Many of my constituents in Oklahoma just a few years ago would sit down with me and I would say, 'What is it that you want to talk to me about?' and they would say, 'I do not have a specific thing. I just want you to make it stop because we cannot keep up.'
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford shares constituents' frustrations with overwhelming regulations.

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