WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:

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Lankford Defends Age Verification Laws to Protect Children from Explicit Content

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WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Chair of the Senate Values Action Team, today sent a letter to Pornhub after the company's July 28 letter urged state lawmakers to reject age verification laws that protect children from online explicit content.