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On the recordSeptember 20, 2022
the issue with ERA is settled by the Federal Courts or by Congress, not by the 'Arch I vist,' or the 'Ar-chi-vist.'
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes that the Equal Rights Amendment should be decided by courts or Congress, not the Archivist.

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