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On the recordMay 26, 2015
What have you seen, as far as the success rate in the 8(a) programs, as far as, at the end of that 9 years; by your 10, 11, 12, that business still exists?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford inquires about the long-term success of businesses after the 8(a) program ends.

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