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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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Jul 28, 2011

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2244, introduced by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Hanna), would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as…

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Jul 28, 2011

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days with which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request…

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Jul 28, 2011

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 789, introduced by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Rothman), would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New…

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Jul 28, 2011

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2149, introduced by the gentlelady by Hawaii (Ms. Hanabusa), would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as…

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Jul 28, 2011

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

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Jul 28, 2011

I join with the gentleman to urge all Members to pass H.R. 2062, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) that the House suspend…

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Jul 28, 2011

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2062 was introduced by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating). It would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45 Meetinghouse Lane in…

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Jul 28, 2011

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1843, introduced by the gentlelady from Guam (Ms. Bordallo), would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the…

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Jul 27, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 98, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,661,000)''. Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount…

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Jul 27, 2011

This was a wonderful description that I'm hearing of the responsibility of the Council on Environmental Quality. The problem with it is it's the same responsibilities that EPA has, that the Department of Energy has, that NOAA has. These…

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Jul 27, 2011

That has not trickled down actually yet, because I can tell you as recently as of the last couple weeks, I have been in communication with yet another hospital in my district that is fighting the same thing.

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Jul 27, 2011

This system is not working for them at all.

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Jul 27, 2011

As you may know, the Environmental Protection Agency currently administers Clean Water State Revolving Funds and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds to provide low-interest financing through the States. These low-interest loans are a way…

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Jul 27, 2011

This amendment is about eliminating the wasteful duplication in our Federal Government, specifically dealing with the Council on Environmental Quality. This amendment would eliminate the funding for the Council on Environmental Quality and…

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Jul 27, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 71, lines 15 and 17, strike ``not less than 30 percent'' and insert ``30 percent or less''. The Acting CHAIR. The…

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Jul 27, 2011

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Administrative…

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Jul 27, 2011

Thank you, all of you, for what you do. My mom is also one of those Medicare recipients.

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Jul 27, 2011

I also hear from doctors and hospitals who are very frustrated with recovery audit contractors.

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Jul 27, 2011

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Chemical Safety…

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Jul 27, 2011

How do we develop this relationship because they are no longer our friends, we are setting out as an enemy to them.

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Jul 27, 2011

I would completely agree it is a good thing for us to be aggressive in this process but they perceive it very much as gotcha.

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Jul 26, 2011

I just want to have some conversation on it.

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Jul 21, 2011

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Similar to Mr. Quigley's amendment earlier--his amendment was to provide transparency at CFPB meetings--this amendment brings transparency to the regulatory process…

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Jul 21, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following new section: SEC. 7. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT. Section 1013 of the Dodd-Frank…

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Jul 19, 2011

We have two distinctly different views. And it's not just Republican or Democrat views. One group sees the impending crisis as whether we're going to vote to increase the debt ceiling and all the crisis is based around August 2. The other…

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