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On the recordMarch 23, 2023
I think you need to have that in place because as Liza has indicated--and I have many examples that I can share with the Committee--the classification system has been repeatedly misused to conceal those very kinds of things.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the misuse of the classification system to hide misconduct.

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