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James Lankford: “The White House owes us a lot more people to be able to put through the nomination process, but even if they got here…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2017
The White House owes us a lot more people to be able to put through the nomination process, but even if they got here, we are not moving them at the pace that they actually need to be moved.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the need for more nominations and faster processing.

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