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On the recordApril 26, 2016
I was just as frustrated last October, when that budget piece passed that included an incredible punt on Social Security Disability Insurance.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Lankford shares frustration over budget decisions affecting Social Security.

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