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James Lankford

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James Paul Lankford is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Lankford has focused on issues such as healthcare, government spending, and religious freedom during his time in office. He previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015, representing Oklahoma's 5th congressional district.

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Jan 10, 2024

I don't run into many people who call the Canadians extreme. Not a derogatory statement towards the Canadians, but they have a pretty consistent system on it. If you crossed from the United States into Canada and ask for asylum, they would…

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Jan 7, 2024

It's pretty shocking on this because when you're the secretary of defense, you need to make everyone aware that you're actually going to be coming out of pocket.

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Dec 10, 2023

We've had the highest number of crossings of any September ever last September… the highest October ever, the highest November ever, and we had the highest single day just this last week.

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Dec 10, 2023

We had the highest number of crossings of any September ever last September… the highest October ever, the highest November ever, and we had the highest single day just this last week.

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Dec 10, 2023

The border is chaotic right now. We had the highest number of crossings of any September ever last September… the highest October ever, the highest November ever, and we had the highest single day just this last week.

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Dec 10, 2023

All we're trying to do is to say what tools are needed to be able to get this back in control, so we don't have the chaos on our Southern border.

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Dec 10, 2023

We've got to figure out how to be able to manage this.

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Dec 10, 2023

If I talk to just about anyone in the country outside of Washington D.C., they would say the border is chaotic right now.

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Dec 6, 2023

12,080, it is not just a random number; it is the highest number of crossings ever in a single day across our southwest border. That is the record, 12,080. We have never had a day more than 12,080 crossing our southwest border. You might…

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Nov 6, 2023

there has been a lot of conversation about this body--quite frankly, around the Nation--about border security. Rightfully so. It has been top of mind for a lot of cities, States, for a lot of families, school districts, businesses…

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Nov 2, 2023

There are unique challenges that we have that the Administration, quite frankly, has put us in front of.

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Nov 2, 2023

Thank you to all of you for going through the process. It is a lengthy, long process to be able to go through...

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Nov 2, 2023

last week the Senate confirmed Mike Whitaker to be the FAA Administrator. I supported this nomination. He is very qualified. He has very valuable experience. Obviously, this body has had a churn being able to look at previous FAA…

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Nov 2, 2023

Thank you to all of you for going through the process. It is a lengthy, long process to be able to go through...

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Nov 2, 2023

The email chains that were between you and Mr. DuBester is an example of the kind of message that contributed to our conclusion that the former FLRA chairman engaged in a pattern of activity that created the appearance of impropriety.

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Nov 2, 2023

The email chains that were between you and Mr. DuBester is an example of the kind of message that contributed to our conclusion that the former FLRA chairman engaged in a pattern of activity that created the appearance of impropriety.

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Nov 2, 2023

You are also aware that Chairman DuBester, from FLRA, in an Inspector General (IG) investigation, based on ex parte communications...

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Nov 2, 2023

You are also aware that Chairman DuBester, from FLRA, in an Inspector General (IG) investigation, based on ex parte communications...

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Nov 2, 2023

There are unique challenges that we have that the Administration, quite frankly, has put us in front of.

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Nov 1, 2023

Thank you to all of you for going through the process. It is a lengthy, long process...

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Nov 1, 2023

One of the comments was coming from me that I put in actually in November 2023 asking why the narrowing because you seem to narrow it on the mining portion to critical minerals, which excludes rare earth, excludes gravel, excludes nickel…

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Nov 1, 2023

I do want to be able to ask some questions, though, specifically and to be able to walk through a couple of things.

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Nov 1, 2023

There are unique challenges that we have that the Administration, quite frankly, has put us in front of.

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Nov 1, 2023

One of the comments was coming from me that I put in actually in November 2023 asking why the narrowing because you seem to narrow it on the mining portion to critical minerals, which excludes rare earth, excludes gravel, excludes nickel…

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Oct 31, 2023

One of the comments was coming from me that I put in actually in November 2023 asking why the narrowing...

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