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On the recordJanuary 27, 2016
You are selecting these sponsors because the child has a piece of paperwork in their hand saying, 'This is who I want to stay with when I get to the United States,' correct?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford questions the selection process of sponsors for unaccompanied minors.

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