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On the recordOctober 30, 2017
I do not want to run a program that goes into debt, so I know what I do not know, and I know that we need the private sector's support.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the need for private sector involvement to avoid debt in flood insurance.

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