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James Lankford: “We need to determine what is a water system in a community that desperately needs help for a water system and what is a…”

On the recordMay 2, 2023
We need to determine what is a water system in a community that desperately needs help for a water system and what is a grant that is going to do a study of sound in colonial Mexico.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the need to prioritize essential grants over less critical studies.

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