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On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
I would love to see Congress be responsible and be able to do it on their own, I just do not see a tremendous level of long-term responsibility year after year.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford expresses skepticism about Congress's long-term fiscal responsibility.

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