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James Lankford: “I think you need to have that in place because as Liza has indicated--and I have many examples that I can share with the…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I think you need to have that in place because as Liza has indicated--and I have many examples that I can share with the Committee--the classification system has been repeatedly misused to conceal those very kinds of things.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the need to prevent misuse of the classification system.

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