James Lankford actually said...

"The Johnson-O'Malley Program is extremely important for the people of my State and people around the Country."

"Any recommendations you can get back to me from those conversations would be appreciated very much."

"What I like about your recommendations is you are thinking through implementation, that when we implement it, these are the challenges we are going to have."

"I think it is critical that we find ways to recruit and support teachers who come to Indian Country, particularly because of those challenges and because of the shortages."