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On the recordJuly 15, 2015
But in a 20-year window, I would just say almost always the people that are paying the capital up-front are going to lose.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford warns that upfront capital costs often outweigh long-term benefits in a 20-year analysis.

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