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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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Mar 7, 2023

This is a national security issue, as we've identified.

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Mar 7, 2023

That is completely not acceptable.

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Mar 7, 2023

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard have noted that they are trying to assassinate, for lack of a better term, some American former officials, and have put out a list on that.

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Mar 7, 2023

I was on the plane--Southwest Airlines to be specific--this particular Monday, flying up from Oklahoma City to Washington, DC, to be able to come here to the office, begin to do a week of work. The plane was absolutely filled with people…

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Mar 7, 2023

Many of us on this Committee have traveled, some of us very recently, to the Middle East.

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Mar 7, 2023

This sends all the wrong messages on it.

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Mar 7, 2023

Is Iran trying to be able to develop surrogate networks, even into the United States, where they're choosing Hezbollah to advance across different regions, but also trying to develop surrogate networks in the United States right now?

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Mar 7, 2023

The FBI needs to identify on its own--we have great resources--what are the threats?

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Mar 7, 2023

This is not about TikTok. This is about any app, any electronics that are coming from China.

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Mar 1, 2023

I have to tell you, this past weekend, I stood with the Williams' family and Shaw family, with hundreds of other folks, and I listened to live music in the Historic Big 10 Ballroom. Now, that may not mean a lot to a lot of folks in this…

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Feb 27, 2023

In 1781, the Revolution had actually ended. The war had stopped. George Washington, then as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, continued to be able to stay on to be able to lead the Army until 1783, until the new government…

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Feb 16, 2023

the bill is designed to have the United States of America totally energy independent. That means we will produce more fossil, but we do it cleaner than anywhere in the world.

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Feb 16, 2023

the bill is designed to have the United States of America totally energy independent. That means we will produce more fossil, but we do it cleaner than anywhere in the world.

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Feb 16, 2023

the bill was designed to be energy secure. There is a basic, balanced approach, and I think a lot of people have been misled because--and honestly, the Administration has sold it as an environmental bill only, or they used that more to…

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Feb 16, 2023

the bill was designed to be energy secure. There is a basic, balanced approach, and I think a lot of people have been misled because--and honestly, the Administration has sold it as an environmental bill only, or they used that more to…

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Feb 15, 2023

There were some very specific statements that were made earlier on, on how the money would be spent, that it wouldn't affect anyone with $400,000 or less.

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Feb 15, 2023

We're waiting to get a plan where not only we can see how it's going to be done, but the American people can also see how that money is going to be spent.

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Feb 15, 2023

the IRS was using the power of the IRS to be able to slow down or silence conservative voices.

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Feb 15, 2023

I think a lot of taxpayers are going to be shocked that part of the American Rescue Plan was, over the course of a year if you do $600 in Venmo transactions, you're now going to have to report that to the IRS.

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Feb 15, 2023

I think a lot of taxpayers are going to be shocked that part of the American Rescue Plan was, over the course of a year if you do $600 in Venmo transactions, you're now going to have to report that to the IRS.

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Feb 15, 2023

the IRS was using the power of the IRS to be able to slow down or silence conservative voices.

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Feb 15, 2023

We're waiting to get a plan where not only we can see how it's going to be done, but the American people can also see how that money is going to be spent.

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Feb 15, 2023

There were some very specific statements that were made earlier on, on how the money would be spent, that it wouldn't affect anyone with $400,000 or less.

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Feb 15, 2023

the bill is designed to have the United States of America totally energy independent.

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Feb 15, 2023

the Administration has sold it as an environmental bill only.

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