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On the recordMay 9, 2012
I have obvious concerns on USAID, and some of it is because of the strategy, the Forward strategy that they have.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford expresses concerns about USAID's Forward strategy and its implications for oversight.

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