James Lankford actually said...

"there was a direction here that cost the USPS, which is obviously struggling financially"

"Yes, there is no question, any individual can vote however they choose to vote."

"the statement has been made by OIG and by Office of Special Counsel that this was not an individual violation of the Hatch Act"

"He meant that the Postal Service had, he believed, some common interests in having friendly politicians involved in being in place to support Postal Service priorities."