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On the recordOctober 25, 2017
The onus to improve the rulemaking process is not just on the regulators. As legislators, we must fulfill our responsibility to actually legislate.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford calls for legislators to take responsibility for clear and actionable legislation.

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