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On the recordApril 14, 2021
I think the U.S. is not doing enough on thinking about, not just how do we create the best ideas in the world, we already do that, to a certain extent, but how do we become the people who put them into the market first.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Lankford emphasizes the need for the U.S. to lead in market implementation of innovations.

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