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James Lankford: “We are trying to figure out who sets that, who guides that, where does that money go.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
We are trying to figure out who sets that, who guides that, where does that money go.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford questions the allocation of fines and penalties to third-party organizations.

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