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James Lankford: “So, I think that is a fair question to ask when they, again, find out one day that there is suddenly a very expensive…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2015
So, I think that is a fair question to ask when they, again, find out one day that there is suddenly a very expensive rule that is going to cost them and their consumers a tremendous amount of money for something they wish they would have had input on.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the importance of stakeholder input on costly regulations.

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