James Lankford

We had a militia watching our front door from Libya.

Did we have Americans' back that night?

Was this a normal security environment?

Well, I am not sure that is 100 percent true since, like I said, almost two years ago members of the Ukranian parliament were already knocking on my door, saying how quickly could we get this.

As a member of Congress, I can't look at them and say here is when the answer is coming, because there is no predictable answer.

Prices drop worldwide if we start exporting, correct or not correct?

I would say Oklahoma would be welcome to receive folks from around the world to be able to show them how we do natural gas exploration.

But when there is economic benefit and there is also diplomatic strength that comes from the export of energy, this is one of those issues I continue to ask why is it taking so long in the process.

I understand full well we have the first responsibility to take care of America and Americans.

We exist to secure two fundamental principles: first, Americans have the right to know the money Washington takes from them is well spent and, second, Americans deserve an efficient, effective Government that works for them.

This is a good idea and it is in the best interest, economically, of the United States.

There is not something the Department of Energy has identified or determined.

We have already authorized 9.3 billion cubic feet per day of exports, which is equal to all the LNG that goes into Europe.

We will lose the competition worldwide if we continue to delay.

If we already know all these terminals are not going to be built, we are giving a competitive advantage to people that filed a permit request a couple of days before or a couple of weeks or months before someone else.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that to stop any permit, you just flood the office with public statements and everything stops.

How do we balance this out? How do we use the economic engine?

We want to help in this process and I appreciate what everybody is doing to be able to serve some of the most vulnerable in our society.

Tough to be able to tell on that, then, 1 or 2 pages.

What is the source of the integrity funding?

But we are thinking in the next year, the next five years? What are you thinking?

The goal here, again, is to get people back out to work.

You hope to get all this together by 2016, but the vocational grid and the other recommendations, get them to complete proposal?

That is a more serious thing not only for the taxpayer, but also for that individual and their families, obviously, and somehow we have to have a way to be able to incentivize, saying re-engage in culture.

If a person could improve, be in the community, be employable if they maintain medication or treatment, or whatever it may be, and they choose not to, you are saying that is not considered?