Political Quotes

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.

Quotes by year · 2011–20263,434 total · peak 2015 (616)
2011: 143 quotes2012: 147 quotes2013: 216 quotes2014: 176 quotes2015: 616 quotes2016: 419 quotes2017: 437 quotes2018: 268 quotes2019: 5 quotes2020: 11 quotes2021: 230 quotes2022: 121 quotes2023: 426 quotes2024: 72 quotes2025: 31 quotes2026: 116 quotes
Sep 14, 2025

We should not, first and foremost, have a government shutdown.

cbsnews.com
Sep 14, 2025

It's about the title. It's about the task.

cbsnews.com
Sep 14, 2025

I am attentive to my own security, how about that, for myself and for my family.

cbsnews.com
Aug 24, 2025

President Trump is actively moving to be able to end this war and to use every piece of leverage.

breitbart.com
Aug 24, 2025

Right now we want to put as many tools in the president’s hands as he possibly wants or needs in the toolbox to be able to put an end to this war.

breitbart.com
Jul 22, 2025

Hosam was an Oklahoman and member of the Druze community who was tragically executed alongside other members of his family in Syria. We are praying for his family, friends, and the entire community as they grieve this senseless loss.

nypost.com
Jul 4, 2025

The provision reverses the tax penalty Democrats placed on America’s energy producers and allows our producers to deduct essential capital costs just like any other manufacturer.

politico.com
Jun 7, 2025

This is an American city, and to be able to have an American city where we have people literally flying Mexican flags and saying, ‘You cannot arrest us,’ cannot be allowed.

nbcnews.com
Jun 7, 2025

For the sake of our nation it's time Congress actually tackled the debt and deficit, and stop the spending.

nbcnews.com
Jun 7, 2025

This is not going to take weeks this time. We're not going to allow this to be able to spiral out of control.

nbcnews.com
May 14, 2025

Many Americans may not know that this is Police Week. It is a week when the Nation stops to be able to pause to thank all those police officers who served around the country and who literally put their lives on the line every single week…

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Apr 5, 2025

Re-shifting the economy back to getting more manufacturing back to the United States — That’s good for us long term.

nbcnews.com
Mar 30, 2025

It’s going to be noisy for a little while, but we all know where we’re headed: trying to reduce the prices for Americans and increase jobs.

cnn.com
Mar 4, 2025

DOGE is not a real department. It's an idea. It's an internal conversation within the White House.

newsweek.com
Mar 2, 2025

I don’t agree. … I’m not interested in calling on the resignation of other world leaders.

politico.com
Mar 1, 2025

We need to get these two folks at the table, get to some kind of resolution.

nbcnews.com
Mar 1, 2025

Putin is a murderous KGB thug that murders his political enemies and is a dictator.

nbcnews.com
Mar 1, 2025

No, we’re not turning our back on Ukraine, nor should we.

nbcnews.com
Mar 1, 2025

I understand Zelenskyy is rightfully concerned that Putin has violated every single agreement he’s ever signed and that he can’t be trusted.

nbcnews.com
Mar 1, 2025

I'm not interested in calling on the resignation of other world leaders.

newsweek.com
Jan 29, 2025

Was he a traitor at the time when he took America’s secrets, released them in public and then ran to China and became a Russian citizen?

nytimes.com
Jan 22, 2025

I have one request for a committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee…

govinfo.gov
Jul 10, 2024

If we do not have more copper, we are not going to do electrification.

congress.gov
Jul 10, 2024

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently did a study looking at just the broadband implementation and the permitting issues on that.

congress.gov
Jul 10, 2024

This is a problem that Congress made, Congress needs to fix it.

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