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On the recordSeptember 20, 2021
Do we want to encourage marriage? Then we should not have rules that penalize marriage. Do we want to encourage savings? Then we should not have rules that penalize savings.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford advocates for policies that support marriage and savings without penalties.

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