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On the recordMay 26, 2015
I think what's important--part of that mission said that the Federal government probably ought to have is how do you start eliminating those programs that make sense to eliminate--to wean that dependency on Federal structure.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the need to reduce federal dependency through program elimination.

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