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James Lankford: “What is a national focus? What is a State response and a local focused on that?”

On the recordJune 5, 2018
What is a national focus? What is a State response and a local focused on that?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the division of responsibilities between national and local authorities.

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