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James Lankford: Do we need 120 different hiring authorities in the Federal Government?

On the recordOctober 17, 2017
Do we need 120 different hiring authorities in the Federal Government?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the necessity of multiple hiring authorities in the government.

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