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James Lankford: “But you would not suggest that we have a judicial review process or a legislative review that may come back over here…”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
But you would not suggest that we have a judicial review process or a legislative review that may come back over here, if there is a question that it comes back over for a legislative determination to say this was the legislation, the regulation is written and it doesn't fulfill legislative intent?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford questions the need for judicial or legislative review of regulations.

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