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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.

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Apr 25, 2018

What is our percentage right now of UACs that are actually delivered into a home that the individual they are delivered to is not a citizen of the United States?

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Apr 25, 2018

I could not more wholeheartedly agree with my colleague from Missouri. What is surprising to me is that Senator Schumer's objection to the taxpayers right-to-know bill was that the taxpayers would actually find out information that he…

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Apr 25, 2018

Senator McCaskill and I rise to have an opportunity to pass a bill and for the Senate to do some work on a bill that has been around for several years and just hasn't been able to go over the finish line. We would like to see that finish…

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Apr 25, 2018

The United States taxpayers have put about $650 million a year for the last two years into the Northern Triangle and the Alliance for Prosperity.

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Apr 25, 2018

Let me just ask, how long does it currently take for a UAC to get before a judge?

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Apr 25, 2018

The current background check system does not check for legal status?

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Apr 25, 2018

One of the ways that we could help protect this, as Senator Carper had mentioned before, is more immigration judges...

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Apr 24, 2018

The issue here is that each of the adversary sets is going to have a different set of objectives.

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Apr 24, 2018

earlier today, the minority leader came to the floor to talk about multiple issues. During that conversation, he called me out by name regarding a rules proposal that I have in front of the Rules Committee this week. He said that he…

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Apr 24, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2:15 p.m. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:27 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mr. Portman)…

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Apr 24, 2018

I have a hard time believing that, if only more of our parents smoked more marijuana, our kids would be so much better.

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Apr 24, 2018

I did notice, in your budget, that you're recommending that we not use that as a pay-for, that we set a ceiling on that spending, save that money for crime victims, and not try to shift that over to somewhere else.

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Apr 24, 2018

Thank you for the work that you have already done.

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Apr 24, 2018

OK. When do you anticipate that would happen?

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Apr 24, 2018

So do you anticipate that your office will work with procurement officials governmentwide to be able to help develop some of those standards?

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Apr 24, 2018

Because there is always new stuff, yes.

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Apr 24, 2018

Right, which would be helpful. So let me go to the risk side of it then.

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Apr 24, 2018

So let me ask about the attribution of that, because initially when it hits, let us say, a pipeline company, it hits an electric grid, water, election system, whatever it may be, we know it exists.

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Apr 23, 2018

But many of the systems are connected to us.

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Apr 23, 2018

We don't just spend money and say, look, we spend money, we don't just say, here are the program names that we have.

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Apr 23, 2018

What is the process of helping agencies understand when you add something that has Internet of things on it, you are adding a vulnerability to your system once you connect it to your main communication?

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Apr 23, 2018

All these things have vulnerabilities.

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Apr 23, 2018

Is this an increase in staffing? Is this combining other offices? Or is it just switching that one office and switching the name and some of the placement of it? What else will you need?

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