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On the recordJune 29, 2016
what are we going to do to actually get to the point where we feel comfortable here that guidance is not used as a shortcut to reinvent or to restate current regulation in a way that is inconsistent with either the law or inconsistent with past regulation?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing the challenge of balancing regulatory guidance and existing laws.

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