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James Lankford: “The House passed both the pain-capable and the infant protection born-alive bills in prior months. The Senate has yet to…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2018
The House passed both the pain-capable and the infant protection born-alive bills in prior months. The Senate has yet to take that up, and it is our hope in the Senate to be able to bring that up for real dialogue in conversations in the days ahead.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
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Jan 18, 2018

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