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On the recordMay 30, 2012
I also do not accept the assumption that local regulators cannot be trusted because they have political pressures that would discourage enforcement but Federal regulators have only pure motives and no political agenda.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford defends local regulators against assumptions of bias compared to federal regulators.

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