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James Lankford: “The agency is given forward motion and Congress has basically said, if you want to change the forward motion of this…”

On the recordApril 27, 2015
The agency is given forward motion and Congress has basically said, if you want to change the forward motion of this agency, Congress can then go back, pass a law, override a veto of the President
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the agency's authority versus Congress's role in rulemaking.

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