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James Lankford: “What are we going to do to actually get to the point where we feel comfortable here that guidance is not used as a…”

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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