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On the recordJune 22, 2011
Well, it is because we are lazy legislators. What we decide is we will pass a bill and grant maximum flexibility to the bureaucracy.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn criticizes Congress for delegating authority to bureaucracies.

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