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James Lankford: “Obviously if we have an area where we are not authorizing or allowing or transferring, we do not want it to be more…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
Obviously if we have an area where we are not authorizing or allowing or transferring, we do not want it to be more expensive than actually maintaining it.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the need for cost efficiency in project management.

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