Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 3, 2016
That is telling for all the caseworkers around the country that are answering calls all the time from retirees saying, why did this take so long?
Said by
James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasized the importance of timely processing for retirees to avoid gaps in benefits.

Share & report

More from James Lankford

Sep 19, 2024

Mr. President, it is the middle of September. The end of the funding year is actually just over 10 days away. The Senate has brought up exactly zero appropriations bills, although the Committee on Appropriations has worked in a bipartisan…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-19
Jul 10, 2024

this is a problem that Congress made, Congress needs to fix it.

congress.gov
Dec 20, 2024

Madam President, several years ago, it was a December like this; there were big bills that were coming through the House and the Senate, one of them being the National Defense Authorization Act, which has passed every single year for the…

Congressional Record · 2024-12-20
Jan 8, 2025

Mr. President, I don't even know how many times I have come to the floor of this Senate to be able to talk about government efficiency. It is not a shock for me to be able to come back here again today and to say: Let's talk about this. I…

Congressional Record · 2025-01-08

Other voices in this conversation