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James Lankford: “I would also say in what opinions come out, do not feel an obligation to I guess water it down to the lowest common…”

On the recordJune 20, 2017
I would also say in what opinions come out, do not feel an obligation to I guess water it down to the lowest common denominator Congress can handle.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Encouraging CBO to provide unfiltered opinions to Congress.

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