Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 7, 2022
The challenge becomes if someone has nefarious plans to be able to build something in, to be able to put something that then could be exploited.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the risks associated with open source code.

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