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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.
in tracking through what is happening on our southern border, it is interesting I still have folks that catch me and say, ``I don't see anything about it in the news anymore, so what is happening?'' So I try to periodically come here to…
I call up my motion to instruct, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Lankford] moves that the managers on the…
we are about to go into conference on what we are basically calling the China bill, but this bill does not address China's practice of purchasing and stockpiling sanctioned Iranian oil on the black market. This procurement spike by China…
There is no increased engagement with them to be able to put leverage on them?
What leverage are you using to encourage countries in Central America for them to enforce their borders?
Could we get the budget for those and also the copy, the text for those? That would be very helpful for us to be able to see what is actually being used.
I have a bunch of questions and so if I could ask everyone to be brief in your responses.
I asked for that and you said, 'No problem.' Just as a heads up, it is May. I do not have that yet.
The vast majority of individuals that we are releasing out are not showing up for hearings.
I would say over a quarter million people that crossed the border illegally in one month is not operational control.
You have had a long couple of weeks in getting a chance to be able to testify.
They want a total ban on abortion, so that you wouldn’t even be able to travel to a blue state.
about 6 years ago, I came to this floor and presented an idea: How do we get on top of our debt and deficit? Are we going to get on top of our debt and deficit? Interestingly enough, for each of us and our own families, we can all tell a…
OK. Balfour in my State, Tinker Air Force Base, the largest of the sustainment facilities in the country, and then Altus Air Force Base.
Would you put that person under the authority of your commanders at that point to be able to have, again, where you have somebody that they answer to for it, or who do they work for?
I have a good feeling that none of you really want to be here, to have to walk through all of this and the frustration of it.
Who becomes the advocate to actually make sure it is not a Band-Aid fix, that this is actually something that gets repaired or replaced rather than just a patch on it?
there has been a lot of conversation in the past several weeks about Judge Jackson's judicial philosophy-- rightfully so. This is a lifetime appointment on the U.S. Supreme Court. It is a serious position. I don't know a single Senator in…
a lot of Americans are tracking day by day what is happening in Russia and Ukraine, as we watch the Russian Army continue to be able to roll its way through Ukraine and, city by city, pummel innocent people--so, literally, to shell homes…
there is a lot going on in the world right now: Ukraine; what is happening in China; what is happening with the Iran nuclear conversation right now with Russia and the United States and China; record inflation here in the United States…
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