Political Quotes

James Lankford: “We still have areas, in Federal tax law--in means testing and such--where there are marriage penalties.”

On the recordJune 21, 2016
We still have areas, in Federal tax law--in means testing and such--where there are marriage penalties.
Said by
James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford highlights existing marriage penalties in federal tax law.

Share

More from James Lankford

Sep 30, 2026

A student who feels called to pastor a church or serve as a missionary should not lose access to student aid because Washington measures the value of that calling by a paycheck.

lankford.senate.gov
Oct 8, 2026

In the Oct. 8 world, we each have the responsibility to call out antisemitism wherever we see it, to defend human dignity, and to speak out for the inherent right of religious liberty for all people.

lankford.senate.gov
Oct 1, 2026

Prison Fellowship has spent 50 years helping people understand that a mistake does not have to be the end of their story.

lankford.senate.gov
Oct 1, 2026

Hyde was a bipartisan agreement five decades ago, and it has been included in appropriations bills every year since. We should keep that commitment in place.

lankford.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation