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On the recordJuly 27, 2015
when we have an administration that turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the needs of our men and women as they are serving overseas in these agencies, it does not do us a darn bit of good.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Criticizing the administration's lack of responsiveness to security needs.

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