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James Lankford: “This has to be a very difficult day, and not a day that you had ever hoped to be testifying in front of a congressional…”

On the recordJune 14, 2011
This has to be a very difficult day, and not a day that you had ever hoped to be testifying in front of a congressional hearing.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford acknowledges the difficulty of the situation for the witnesses.

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