James Lankford

If the EPA wants to come around, you tell them no.

He has argued consistently that many regulations the EPA promulgates are in fact the responsibility of State government.

In an environment where Chevron deference is precedent it is critical that the leader of an agency that has such wide latitude to extract costs from the economy respects the importance of our federalist foundation and the pocketbooks of…

As the Administrator of the EPA, I would fully expect Scott to lead the Agency to follow every environmental law and to partner with States, local authorities, and tribes to do what is best for our present and our future.

I think he will be an excellent Administrator for the EPA, and I think he will do very well today in getting a chance to bring you the confidence that he will work hard for our Nation's present and for the future.

It is an honor to speak in support of Attorney General Pruitt today.

The worst thing that this city oftentimes deals with is the stovepipe mentality and the rice bowls.

General Kelly, thanks again for your service. You have done a remarkable job in your career for the Nation.

Forty-seven thousand Americans died last year from drug overdoses. It cost America $250 billion. We have to do something.

What I am looking for is some cooperation in a sense of this is not going to be a jurisdictional fight and so no one does it, but how do we actually build a sense of teamwork and cooperation between Armed Services, Intel, and DHS, and so…

You also highlight several other ways that the Russians have been engaged in our Nation just as a whole.

So they weren't getting to current information, basically?

What is unique and what is disturbing, though, about this election, 2016, is the aggressiveness and the variety of tools they use...

The history of this goes back to the sixties, when the Russians attempted to fund certain candidates...

No. There was reconnoitering, intrusion on certain voter rolls, but to the best of our knowledge no manipulation of them.

As we stated in the report, we have no evidence of any manipulation of vote tallies whatsoever.

The thought that anyone would say that selling a 13-year-old is something that fits within a business model is astounding to me.

We need to stay in close contact with your office as we work through these issues.

The Tribes often also feel like they can't do that, and if BIA hesitates, that city, that county and that neighborhood has no real solution to something that is becoming a magnet for crime.

Okay, so those recommendations are still pending. Are there any of those that you can talk through today or legislative recommendations to be able to do a fix here, or those are things you can get me in writing and work with our staff?

If we can pause there, because that is the Stigler Act, and I want to be able to talk a little bit about the five Tribes.

I want to thank you on behalf of the United States Senate for the sacrifices of him and others who have additionally committed their lives for our freedom.

How do we help with that?

Mr. Chairman, thanks for your leadership in this Committee.

I think on this particular matter if we can work directly with you and understand where this location is, who is involved, and try and see what we can do, Senator, I think that is the best opportunity.