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James Lankford: “I did notice, in your budget, that you're recommending that we not use that as a pay-for, that we set a ceiling on that…”

On the recordApril 24, 2018
I did notice, in your budget, that you're recommending that we not use that as a pay-for, that we set a ceiling on that spending, save that money for crime victims, and not try to shift that over to somewhere else.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the need to allocate funds specifically for crime victims.

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