James Lankford actually said...

"There are some obvious questions that are there, that we think need to be addressed."

"I would hope that we do not have agencies that say, 'I am going to fire you, remove you, refuse to promote you' when, for instance, USDA can say, 'You are a valuable employee. Just wear a mask.'"

"It seems like we are discouraging work, and we are discouraging marriage and families and the stability that that brings."

"I would tell you, I would adamantly oppose withdrawing any of those."