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On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
I could not agree more, and I would tell you that when we get the grid updated, we need to have a mandate that the grid is periodically updated on a routine basis rather than waiting every 40 years to be able to update it.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford advocates for regular updates to the occupational grid for better efficiency.

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