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James Lankford: “Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what they are get from the government.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the committee's duty to ensure government accountability.

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