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On the recordSeptember 26, 2017
If we had more than just a few States ask us, we are not personnel ready to be able to actually go help them in time for the 2018 elections.
Said by
James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford discusses DHS's readiness for election assistance in 2018.

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