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On the recordDecember 19, 2018
I am a little confused when every grant- making and requesting organizations--all of the universities around the country--are requesting this. Every single Democrat in the House has already affirmed this. There does not seem to be a great fear of Mick Mulvaney at the OMB since, by the time this will be implemented, it will be 2022. So it is a little bit confusing to me why getting more transparency in grants and helping grant requesting organizations would be controversial. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota. ____________________
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
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Dec 19, 2018

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