James Lankford

We should be in the same posture that we ran throughout the whole campaign with both of them receiving briefings.

GSA has to certify that election to start turning it around. I'm on a committee of oversight, I've already started engaging in this area. There's nothing wrong with Vice President Biden getting the briefings to be able to prepare himself…

I want to ask my colleague if there is a difference between this resolution and the resolution on elections in Belarus that was filed last week, was discharged, and then passed on the hotline yesterday. Obviously there are lots of other…

The Presiding Officer, the Senator from Arkansas, I believe his birthday is today, Senator Cotton.

You know what, in a colloquy with my colleague from Delaware, I do know someone who is a Senator--

The president should stop saying anyone who wants a test can get one. It's not accurate, he said. It is not the truth.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:37 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 10 a.m.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:07 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 19, 2019, at 9:30…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:40 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 10…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:09 p.m., stands adjourned until Thursday, September 19, 2019…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:48 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 13, 2019, at 9:30 a.m…

On behalf of the majority leader, I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The objection is heard.

I ask the Chair lay before the Senate the House message to accompany S. 943. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 943) entitled…

We have some communities where a property lays empty and becomes dilapidated, but there are a hundred different owners out there.

This will allow things to proceed in an orderly fashion so that the resources go from the accounts to the individuals who deserve a share.

This is an anomaly that sits out there nationwide of how the Five Tribes in Oklahoma are treated differently than every other tribe in the Country.

One of the problems, Senator, I see that we face, as told to me by own realty department, is we have one case that there are 127 heirs to the property.

As the chief executive of one of the largest tribes in the Nation, you have a very busy schedule as well.

We have a responsibility to uphold our commitments to Indian Country.

We need to ensure that our policies reflect our commitment to human rights.

One of our colleagues--I think it was Senator Lankford-- mentioned that consumers are concerned about the price of stamps, and they are.

We just need to be able to correct it.

If I am at home, I get one form, and then 2 weeks later, I am filling out a different form.

It only seems to make sense to try to partner, every 10 years, IRS form filling with also Census form filling.

We have added additional funding through the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations for this year toward the Inspector General's office.