James Lankford actually said...

"Finding ways for us to be able to work together on this I think is extremely important."

"That is a great asset to them for economic development and allows them to be able to diversify their tribe and also expand without the outdated, burdensome, antiquated belief that tribes need the Fede..."

"I do appreciate the cooperation of the Committee in passing the bill to remove the Federal constraints that prevent the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma from freely buying and selling land they own but do not ..."

"I guess the question is, given the transition out of D.C. into tribal leadership, they are able to make more of those decisions, how do you feel that is moving at this point?"