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James Lankford: “The EPA itself, I think, has said that the average cost is going to be $155,000 to alter a ditch on someone's property.”

On the recordApril 19, 2016
The EPA itself, I think, has said that the average cost is going to be $155,000 to alter a ditch on someone's property.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford highlights the financial burden of EPA regulations on farmers.

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