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On the recordJune 6, 2017
But as Senator Kennedy said as well, part of the struggle of this subcommittee, not particularly with this subcommittee, but every time there is an increase in spending in one area there is a conversation about cancer research in another.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford highlights the challenges of prioritizing funding across different sectors.

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