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On the recordJune 29, 2016
But here is the challenge when you are dealing with a--I will go back to a manufacturing location as well. They have EPA regulations, they have OSHA regulations, they may have FDA regulations, they have USDA regulations, Department of Labor regulations.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the complexity of multiple agency regulations for businesses.

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