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James Lankford: It feels like ``Groundhog Day'' here on the Senate floor, trying to bear with all the problems. I wish we could all get…

On the recordMarch 12, 2026
It feels like ``Groundhog Day'' here on the Senate floor, trying to bear with all the problems. I wish we could all get in one room and be able to actually talk to each other like human beings and people rather than just rant. Fourteen days ago--2 weeks--14 days ago, the White House sent over a proposal to my Democratic colleagues and said: We understand there are issues with ICE. We understand there are issues with CBP. So let me make a proposal to you of some options that we can do that we should be able to agree on--14 days ago. Those options included mandatory body-worn cameras for ICE agents and CBP--mandatory--name tags for every single agent, to be able to have an identifier for every single agent that is out there; to be able to make sure that selective sensitive sites did not have ICE involvement in those selective sites; deescalation training for all of our Federal officers to be able to know the techniques for how to be able to step down from a violent protester that is screaming in their face and waiving a camera in their face; a full, open investigation of the two shootings that happened in Minneapolis; reducing the footprint of the number of agents in Minnesota; a change in the way that warrants are actually used across the country.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing a proposal from the White House regarding issues with ICE and CBP.

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