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On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
Is there a difference in the eyes of the government between a church, a synagogue, and a business as far as their meeting and their operation?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the government's treatment of religious institutions versus businesses.

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