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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.

Quotes by year · 2011–20263,434 total · peak 2015 (616)
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Sep 6, 2023

That would be exceptionally important as one of the key standards I look for in every judge, to be able to say, they know their responsibility.

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Sep 6, 2023

I cannot be a judge. I am a legislator. I am not asking the President to write law. That is not his responsibility.

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Sep 6, 2023

It is the baseline of the American Republic, is to be able to have the opportunity for every person to be equal under the law.

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Sep 6, 2023

The Postal Services has had some unique vulnerabilities on inflation that I think a lot of people do not know.

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Sep 6, 2023

We do need both full and well on it because there are obviously major issues.

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Sep 6, 2023

No one comes to any court, at any time, in any level and it is based on the preferences of that court that particular day.

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Jul 11, 2023

It is time that Congress rediscovers the presumption of liberty, that our first recourse is to defend the unenumerated rights of private actors, not to expand our few and defined powers to regulate anything we may personally dislike.

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Jul 11, 2023

Antitrust should not be involved with associations. It should be involved with the PGA. It should not be involved with the NCAA.

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Jul 11, 2023

The court has totally screwed this up, and Congress has let them.

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Jul 11, 2023

The court has totally screwed this up, and Congress has let them.

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Jul 11, 2023

Should we be involved with selling arms to Saudi Arabia? It is a real question, should be debated, and we should have votes on these things.

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Jul 11, 2023

Antitrust should not be involved with associations. It should be involved with the PGA. It should not be involved with the NCAA.

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Jul 11, 2023

It is time that Congress rediscovers the presumption of liberty, that our first recourse is to defend the unenumerated rights of private actors, not to expand our few and defined powers to regulate anything we may personally dislike.

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Jul 11, 2023

Nobody in Congress ever voted to go to war in Yemen, and why the hell are we involved in that war?

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Jul 10, 2023

It is time that Congress rediscovers the presumption of liberty, that our first recourse is to defend the unenumerated rights of private actors, not to expand our few and defined powers to regulate anything we may personally dislike.

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Jul 10, 2023

Antitrust should not be involved with associations. It should be involved with the PGA. It should not be involved with the NCAA.

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Jul 10, 2023

The court has totally screwed this up, and Congress has let them.

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Jul 10, 2023

Should we be involved in the war in Yemen? Nobody in Congress ever voted to go to war in Yemen, and why the hell are we involved in that war?

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Jun 14, 2023

Every American, whether Democrat or Republican, should be horrified at this state of affairs.

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Jun 14, 2023

This administration--no wonder Secretary Becerra is too scared to sit there. He should be embarrassed of that record.

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Jun 14, 2023

This is a humanitarian crisis, and it is a man-made crisis produced by political decisions from this White House.

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Jun 14, 2023

Every American, whether Democrat or Republican, should be horrified at this state of affairs.

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Jun 14, 2023

This is a humanitarian crisis, and it is a man-made crisis produced by political decisions from this White House.

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Jun 14, 2023

This administration--no wonder Secretary Becerra is too scared to sit there. He should be embarrassed of that record.

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Jun 13, 2023

This administration--no wonder Secretary Becerra is too scared to sit there. He should be embarrassed of that record.

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