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On the recordApril 15, 2015
Again, we have to plan on funding. If that is going to be a funding issue in the days ahead, dealing with higher education and court costs, we need to know.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford stresses the need for planning around funding issues in higher education.

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