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On the recordJune 20, 2017
At some point, I guess 5, 10 years out, we will be able to audit every country in the world except our own Pentagon.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford comments on the auditing capabilities of the Pentagon compared to other countries.

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