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James Lankford: “This is someone we should be serving. We should hold people to account, but we should also be serving them...”

On the recordJune 6, 2012
This is someone we should be serving. We should hold people to account, but we should also be serving them...
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the need to support healthcare providers rather than create a hostile environment.

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