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On the recordDecember 11, 2013
There is a tremendous difference between the hope of what this would be and the reality of what it actually is on the ground.
Said by
James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford highlights the disparity between expectations and actual outcomes of healthcare policies.

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