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On the recordDecember 2, 2015
We had people who had been nominated 2 years ago, waited 2 years to get people confirmed. That is awful and we have to do a whole lot better than that.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford criticizes the delay in confirming nominees.

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