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On the recordDecember 18, 2017
We have learned as a body that we are now either going to do nominees or we are going to do legislation, but we cannot do both.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the Senate's struggle to balance nominations and legislation.

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