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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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Feb 10, 2015

So, the Department of Interior that has the expedited conveyance process, where they can look at State and local governments, if this is going to be transitioned into other public uses, seems to be a faster process.

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Feb 10, 2015

Will there be an anticipation that this subcommittee will be asked to have additional monies moved out of other project areas into regulatory areas because of that rule in the days ahead?

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Feb 10, 2015

You don't see an additional--I am trying to get a sense of it...

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Feb 10, 2015

We have had a tough time letting go of different facilities and things.

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Feb 10, 2015

Is there a plan to say we are going to invest more dollars faster in a project?

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Feb 10, 2015

What has the NRC done, if anything, to prevent such an abuse in the future?

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Feb 10, 2015

So, is it possible to just have that the returns cannot go out until the W-2s are in?

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Feb 10, 2015

When we deal with actual disposal of property, obviously, we have all gone through for years the difficulty of actually disposing of real property that we own.

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Feb 10, 2015

To find out which agency is being effective at actually transitioning property that really works and what process is helping us in this.

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Feb 10, 2015

I want to know how that is going at this point, and if any additional legislation is needed to help expedite the process and to make sure that is a consistent process?

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Feb 10, 2015

I would like to have every opportunity that we can to have peer-reviewed data that is available to people, and they can actually interact with that data.

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Feb 10, 2015

Anything that we can do to keep moving on that.

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Feb 3, 2015

With our staff or with contractors there on that site?

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Feb 3, 2015

the spark, the pull, was DACA, that when DACA went through, the coyotes in Central America spread the word

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Feb 3, 2015

Right, but we are not seeing the large influx of Nicaraguans or folks from Costa Rica or Belize, Nicaragua obviously having a very tough economy right now, as well.

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Feb 3, 2015

So, it is not a requirement that they do a background check in a home country. It is not a requirement that they pay back taxes before they get deferred action.

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Feb 3, 2015

So, if we have an individual coming to the United States from Venezuela, if they have stayed here long enough, at this point, we are not checking Venezuelan records to find out what happened, what they did in that country, to be able to…

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Feb 3, 2015

I would like just the exchange of information and data on individuals on that.

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Feb 3, 2015

Our exchange of information right now with Central America, I know the visa waiver nations are different...

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Feb 3, 2015

Do you assume that a majority of those that are coming, then, as family members, are connected in some way as family or connection to those that were given temporary protected status before?

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Feb 3, 2015

How do you evaluate its success on that?

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Feb 3, 2015

We have to make housing first. It is the first solution for all the things you are talking about today.

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Feb 3, 2015

I wish that 184 was subject to negotiated rulemaking.

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Feb 3, 2015

OK. Then let us talk about this: We have a million visitors come in, let us say, over a month.

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Feb 3, 2015

I have actually visited in those countries with those embassies. There are some very fine folks that are working there...

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