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James Lankford: “There is a difference between effective and duplicative.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
There is a difference between effective and duplicative.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the need to distinguish between effective programs and those that are redundant.

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