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James Lankford: “If we already know all these terminals are not going to be built, we are giving a competitive advantage to people that…”

On the recordApril 29, 2014
If we already know all these terminals are not going to be built, we are giving a competitive advantage to people that filed a permit request a couple of days before or a couple of weeks or months before someone else.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the competitive disadvantage caused by delays in terminal construction permits.

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