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On the recordJune 29, 2016
My answer to things like that is, well, when that occurs and it is that severe, that becomes a question where Congress ought to step in and make things happen.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford suggests Congress should intervene in severe regulatory delays.

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