James Lankford

The American people shouldn’t pay the price for Congress failing to do its job on time.

If my Prevent Government Shutdowns Act had been in place, we would have never been in this position to begin with.

Today, Republicans voted to provide certainty and security by fully funding ICE and Border Patrol for the next three years.

Most Americans simply want to see the law enforced. That is not extreme. That is normal.

For 19 hours, I joined my Senate Republican colleagues to vote down amendment after amendment from Democrats who wanted to defund federal immigration enforcement entirely.

Congress Should Suffer Shutdown Pain, Not the American People

Oklahomans deserve strong, experienced leadership in both districts, and these nominations deliver exactly that.

Bob Troester has led the Western District with distinction for years, and Chris Nassar has spent his career going after some the worst criminals in northern Oklahoma.

Intel and the ODNI specifically has been a nonpartisan role, and it’s got to stay that way.

The Prevent Government Shutdowns Act ends government shutdowns forever with a simple idea: if Congress doesn't do its job, Congress doesn't get to go home.

Public Service Recognition Week gives our country an opportunity to pause and thank the many government workers across Oklahoma and the nation for their commitment to serving others.

Since October 7th, Jews in America have faced an unprecedented surge in antisemitism. These are not just numbers, these are real stories impacting real people.

Nonprofits and their donors are an essential safety net for our communities—providing food, housing, and care to those who need it most.

Americans are tired of worthless government shutdown drama and Congress using federal workers and government services as pawns in political standoffs.

By expanding direct-hire authority to include all supporting units at installations like Tinker Air Force Base, we are cutting the bureaucratic red tape that has slowed our military readiness.

When an Agency says it is a rule, is it a rule? It has been every other time until this time.

It absolutely needs to – it needs to open today if we can get it open

I do. And it absolutely needs to.

Stop sending money just to insurance companies and hope it gets better. Give Americans freedom of choice.

This shutdown is not about health care. This shutdown was really about Democrats saying they want to show their resistance to President Trump.

That will cause even more and more socially conservative Democrats around the country to say, 'My party’s left me.'

The president has turned the volume up to 11 and said, ‘No, we’re going to stop drugs coming into our country that are killing folks.’

I have Oklahomans that are dying from methamphetamine, from cocaine, from fentanyl, and from different drugs that are laced with fentanyl on it and mixing it in. That’s happening in my state as it’s happening all around the country.

The administration needs to give insight into Congress. That’s part of it. If this was happening with this level of insight under the Biden administration, I’d be apoplectic.

We've got to be able to get the government open. That's been the typical route that we've always done on this.