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James Lankford: “We are 48 hours away from knowing yes or no on [a government…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Joins Squawk Box on CNBC

Published | Video Starts at 00:17

Senator Lankford, thank you very much for joining us. How close are we realistically to another possible full or partial shutdown of the US government? Well, We are 48 hours away from knowing yes or no on [a government shutdown] at this point. I started this week by getting on a plane, flying back to D.C. the TSA agents at my, at my spot in Oklahoma City kind of quietly pulled me aside … (00:17–00:22)

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Asserts that a decision on a government shutdown will be known in 48 hours.

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