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On the recordMay 9, 2012
Let me reclaim my time. Yes, sir, it is. We started it in 2005 and started rolling it out a few at a time, experimenting with it, and now have increased it. In fact, the administration has asked for 50,000 more a month and has actually asked for $52 million more to increase the usage of this. I yield back the balance of my time.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
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May 9, 2012

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