Press Releases
Lankford, Sinema Crack Down on Cartels Using Social Media to Promote, Facilitate Illegal Border Crossing
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, was joined by Senator Kyrsten Sinema (R-AZ), Chair of the Subcommittee, as well as Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) to introduce the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act to crack down on cartels recruiting teenagers through social media to conduct smuggling and trafficking. "Social media co… Continue Reading
09.27.22
Congressional Republicans: IRS Should Extend COVID-19 Filing Deadline to Provide Taxpayers Much-Needed Relief
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), and US House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) led Congressional Republicans in a bicameral letter urging Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy Lily Batchelder and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig to extend the COVID-19 related penalty deadline as taxpayers continue to face frustrating IRS customer service challenges. The … Continue Reading
09.26.22
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Recognizes Lankford as a “Friend of Farm Bureau”
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) was presented the Oklahoma Farm Bureau "Friend of Farm Bureau" award for his leadership in supporting Oklahoma's farmers and ranchers. He was nominated by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and was selected by the American Farm Bureau Federation. Lankford participated in an informal ceremony last week and hosted a question and answer session with a few members from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau. "Our Oklahoma farmers and ranchers face way too many obstacles… Continue Reading
09.23.22
Lankford, Colleagues Call on Becerra, HHS to Stop Illegally Promoting Abortions for Pregnant Unaccompanied Minors
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led a letter today along with Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Steve Daines (R-MT) to send a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra to share their opposition to HHS' flagrant disregard for the law by applying "field guidance" that promotes abortion for pregnant unaccompanied alien children (UACs) in US custody, paid for by US t… Continue Reading
09.23.22
Lankford, Finance Committee Republicans: IRS Should Use Massive Funding Boost to Help Taxpayers, Fix Existing Issues
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senate Finance Committee Republicans to send a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting detailed plans for how the agency will spend the massive $80 billion injection of mandatory funding recently granted to it under the Inflation Reduction Act, including how it will fix existing problems while satisfying the critical need for improved customer service, transparency and accountability. Rather than vag… Continue Reading
09.22.22
Lankford Strongly Opposes Democrats’ Election Donor Bully Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today voted in strong opposition to the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act. The bill failed to advance in the Senate in a vote of 49-49. Originally included in the Democrats' failed election-takeover bill, the so-called "For the People Act," the DISCLOSE Act violates privacy rights by requiring organizations to disclose the names and addresses of their donors who give $10,000 or more during an electio… Continue Reading
09.21.22
Lankford Opposes Treaty That Prioritizes China Over US
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued a statement after he opposed the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Lankford supported an amendment that clarified China is not a developing country and directed the Biden Administration to work to revise China's status, which passed by a vote of 96 to 0. "America has been voluntarily participating in reducing emissions of gasses. The focus of the treaty is to phase out certain chemicals-that in America we use in air conditioni… Continue Reading
09.21.22
Democrats Block Lankford’s Move to Preserve Sanctions on Iran
CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's remarks on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's remarks on Rumble. WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today took to the Senate floor to ask the Senate to pass by unanimous consent his Iran Sanctions Preservation Act and to outline the importance of combatting the threat posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran and provide solutions on how US policy in the Middle East can address the regime's support of terrorism, development of ballistic missiles an… Continue Reading
09.21.22
Lankford Questions Biden’s Nominee to Serve As Head of National Archives
CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's opening remarks on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's opening remarks on Rumble. CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's Q&A on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's Q&A on Rumble. WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today served as Ranking Member in a hearing for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to consider Dr. Colleen Shogan to be the Archivist of the United States, Vijay Shanker to be an Associate Judge on the Distri… Continue Reading
09.20.22
PASSED: Lankford, Rubio Effort To Authorize Vital Commission Aimed at Supporting Religious Freedom Internationally
WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, is a bipartisan commission that monitors and reports on religious freedom internationally. The commission's authorization is currently set to expire September 30, 2022. Less than two weeks before USCIRF's authorization expires, the US House of Representatives passed Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Marco Rubio's (R-FL) United States Com… Continue Reading
09.20.22
Lankford, Blackburn, Lummis Recommend Pulling National Teachers Union Charter for Pushing Woke Ideology
WASHINGTON, DC - Following nationwide scandals about teachers' unions spying on parents, going on strike, and fighting to keep schools closed, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) to introduce legislation to end the National Education Association (NEA)'s federal charter. Representatives Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced a version of this bill in the House of Representatives. "As the son of a teacher and someone who… Continue Reading
09.19.22
Lankford, Finance Committee Republicans Demand Accountability for Continued Late Release of Medicare, Social Security Trustees Reports
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, to lead Finance Committee Republicans in a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the agency monitor the managing trustee's flagrant disregard for statutory deadlines. Required by law, the Medicare and Social Security trustees reports are to be issued no later than April 1, yet the 2021 and 2022 reports were issued August 31 and June 2, respect… Continue Reading
09.19.22
Lankford, Cornyn, 31 Senate Republicans Call for Hunter Biden Prosecutor to be Given Special Counsel Authority
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and more than 30 other colleagues, today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that U.S. Attorney David Weiss be extended special counsel protections and authorities to conduct the investigation into Hunter Biden: "There is no way of knowing the entire scope of the investigation, but evidence seems to be mounting that Hunter Biden committed n… Continue Reading
09.15.22
Lankford: Abraham Accords Were a Remarkable Moment in US History
CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's remarks on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's remarks on Rumble. WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today honored the two-year anniversary of the historic signing of the Abraham Accords on the Senate floor. Earlier today, Lankford was joined by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) to introduce a resolution to commemorate the historic moment on September 15, 2020, for the US, Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab… Continue Reading
09.15.22
Lankford, Abraham Accords Caucus Members Honor Two-Year Anniversary of Abraham Accords Signing
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today honored the two-year anniversary of the historic signing of the Abraham Accords by introducing a resolution to commemorate the historic moment on September 15, 2020, for the US, Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. Lankford attended the signing at the White House with President Trump. "Two years ago, I witnessed a historic moment among leaders from Israel, Bahrain, and… Continue Reading
09.15.22
Lankford, Abraham Accords Caucus Members Honor Two-Year Anniversary of Abraham Accords Signing
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today honored the two-year anniversary of the historic signing of the Abraham Accords by introducing a resolution to commemorate the historic moment on September 15, 2020, for the US, Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. Lankford attended the signing at the White House with President Trump. "Two years ago, I witnessed a historic moment among leaders from Israel, Bahrain, and… Continue Reading
09.15.22
Lankford, Burr, Wicker Introduce Resolution Calling for Adoption of Biden Administration Rail Recommendations If Voluntary Agreements Are Not Reached
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Richard Burr (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, introduced a resolution that would prevent a disastrous rail worker strike if contract negotiations are not soon resolved. The Senate resolution would adopt the comprehensive recommendations made by President Biden's appoint… Continue Reading
09.14.22
Lankford Presses Big-tech on Foreign Interference and China User Data Privacy, and Facilitating Illegal Border Crossing
CLICK HERE to watch Part 1 of Lankford's Q&A on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch Part 1 of Lankford's Q&A on Rumble. CLICK HERE to watch Part 2 of Lankford's Q&A on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch Part 2 of Lankford's Q&A on Rumble. CLICK HERE to watch Part 3 of Lankford's Q&A on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch Part 3 of Lankford's Q&A on Rumble. WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today took social media giants to task on their products censoring som… Continue Reading
09.14.22
Lankford’s Emergency Savings Bill a “No Brainer” for Congress to Pass in 2022 Says National Taxpayers Union
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today applauded the National Taxpayer Union (NTU) for listing his Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act on their list of "No Brainer" bills that Congress needs to pass as soon as possible in 2022. Lankford's bill would help families save for retirement and prepare for emergencies by encouraging participation in retirement plans and giving individuals additional flexibility for penalty-free access to funds should a family emergency hit. Lan… Continue Reading
09.14.22
Lankford, Colleagues Push Back on Dems Vilifying Production Agriculture
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and John Boozman (R-AR) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan regarding Democrats' climate-change attacks on feedlot and dairy operations. The Senators write in their letter, "CAFOs play a vital role in our nation's ability to be food independent and have continually improved their efficiency to produce more with less, inherently making them more su… Continue Reading
