James Lankford

We have continued to be able to see that.

I think it should not apply on that.

I think, as Rachel suggested and we proposed during the Bush Administration, an independent commission to make recommendations that get an up-or-down vote in the Congress.

So Members of Congress beating up people they have never met is not appropriate.

They are right now because of hurricane relief.

We have a bill called 'The Taxpayers Right-to-Know' that passed unanimously in the House and over here is being held up by, I think, five of my colleagues that do not want to do it.

Why do we not consolidate agencies and Federal departments that perform similar duties?

Leadership commitment can overcome a lot of existing barriers.

It takes 450 days to hire one person.

Well, OMB has promised us that they are in the process of that.

Congress should still be involved in the engagement of how the oversight is done.

This conversation will be a conversation.

We need to be able to hear their input, what they are seeing in the direction they will go.

I am disturbed that the Office of Management and Budget has declined our invitation to appear before the Subcommittee on this timely subject.

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today's hearing entitled 'Examining OMB's Memorandum on the Federal Workforce Part II: Expert Views on OMB's Ongoing Government-wide Reorganization.'

Forty percent of the banks in Oklahoma no longer make mortgage loans any more, 40 percent and rising because of the QM rules that have been put on them.

We cannot just ignore that and continue to be able to pile on debt and assume there is no consequence.

That is a significant cost and a loss to the taxpayer.

If individuals were taking off to get a chance to participate, they should be able to participate

The statement has been made by OIG and by Office of Special Counsel that this was not an individual violation of the Hatch Act

Of course, we are going to go take down Senate candidates.

He meant that the Postal Service had, he believed, some common interests in having friendly politicians involved in being in place to support Postal Service priorities.

So, that was just a lie?

That is a pretty clear political operation, quite frankly.

The endorsed candidates have proven themselves to be in agreement with the objectives to the NALC to hold and strengthen and protect USPS.