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On the recordJanuary 11, 2021
Constitutional crisis in our country right now is that millions of Americans are being told to sit down and shut up. Their opinions matter.
Said by
James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
Source
msnbc.com

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Lankford discusses the importance of listening to the opinions of Americans during a political crisis.

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