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On the recordJune 17, 2015
I do not want to sound like Douglas MacArthur all of a sudden, but, yes, to be able to come back and forth.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford humorously references MacArthur while discussing his need to leave for a vote.

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