Press Releases
Lankford, Daines Introduce Resolution Calling on President Biden to Rejoin the U.S. to the Geneva Consensus Declaration
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) today introduced a Senate resolution to celebrate the second anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Consensus Declaration and urging that the United States once again be added as a signatory to the coalition of now 36 countries making a shared commitment to defending life, the family, and national sovereignty. "Oklahomans know that every life is precious, and signing onto the Geneva Consensus Declaration Resolutio… Continue Reading
11.17.22
Lankford Questions Mayorkas about National Security Threats from Wide Open Southern Border
CLICK HERE to download Lankford's Q&A from Box. 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 questioned national security officials in a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing entitled "Threats to the Homeland," an annual hearing that seeks to address some of the most pressing issues facing US national security and the ways in which the Federal Bureau of Inves… Continue Reading
11.16.22
Lankford Stands Up for Religious Liberty
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 share his opposition to the Respect for Marriage Act, which he believes will lead to the violation of Americans' religious liberty and their constitutional freedom to live their faith. Lankford remains the strongest voice for religious liberty, both domestically and internationally, in the Senate. Existing laws … Continue Reading
11.16.22
Lankford Calls Out DHS for “Disinformation” Expansion
WASHINGTON, DC - Following a leaked report exposing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) efforts to expand disinformation efforts across agencies, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to the DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding clear answers about their disinformation campaign and silencing efforts. The Government is Controlling Narratives Under the Guise of "Security" "Now, new reports and documentation show that DHS is going even further by seeking to expand disinformati… Continue Reading
11.16.22
Lankford Calls Out DHS for Silencing Free Speech Using “Disinformation” Expansion
WASHINGTON, DC - Following a leaked report exposing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) efforts to expand disinformation efforts across agencies, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to the DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding clear answers about their disinformation campaign and silencing efforts. The Government is Controlling Narratives Under the Guise of "Security" "Now, new reports and documentation show that DHS is going even further by seeking to expand disinformati… Continue Reading
11.16.22
Lankford Votes to End COVID-19 Pandemic National Emergency
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today supported a Senate resolution to end the national emergency declaration for COVID-19. In March, Lankford supported the same Senate resolution to end the national emergency, but after a veto threat from President Biden, the House of Representatives never took up the measure. However, now that President Biden himself declared the COVID-19 pandemic over, it's time for Congress to fulfill its responsibility to provide ongoing consideration of nati… Continue Reading
11.15.22
Lankford Secures Big Win for Service Members, Local Pharmacies
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today announced a big win for service members health care access and for rural and family-owned pharmacies as Express Scripts Inc. (ESI), the government contractor in charge of administering TRICARE benefits through the Defense Health Agency (DHA), announced that independent pharmacies will soon be notified that they will have an opportunity to re-enter the TRICARE network and receive reimbursements for providing pharmacy services to service members… Continue Reading
11.04.22
Lankford Applauds Federal Rule Change He Pushed for That Protects Access to Rural Oklahoma Hospitals
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - After pushing for this and other changes to benefit rural hospitals in our state, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) announced a huge win for rural hospital access in Oklahoma and around the nation. This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) rule, which among other things redefined a "primary" road for purposes of establishing the distance a hospital must be from another hospital to receive CMS' Critical Access Hosp… Continue Reading
10.27.22
Lankford, Daines, Colleagues Want to Know How Much Democrats’ Policies are Costing Americans & Adding to the National Debt
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford today joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and their colleagues in sending a letter to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) demanding a swift and thorough assessment of the short- and long-term effects of the Democrats' reckless spending and inflationary policies on the nation's fiscal future. "We write to obtain CBO's assessment of the effects of rapid acceleration of interest rates on net interest costs of servicing the $31-trillion-plus, … Continue Reading
10.27.22
Lankford, Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism Issue Statement on Fourth Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Representatives Kathy Manning (D-NC) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chairs of the Senate and House Bipartisan Task Forces for Combating Antisemitism, released the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the 2018 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh: "Today, we remember and honor the legacy of the eleven people who were murdered four years ago while worshipping at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pi… Continue Reading
10.24.22
Lankford Calls to Keep Veterans and Service Members Prescription Access at Rural and Family-Owned Pharmacies
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - After hearing directly from pharmacies who serve military family patients and the military patients themselves from around Oklahoma, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to Lieutenant General Ronald Place, the director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), to call on the agency to revoke the waiver that allows Express Scrips, Inc. (ESI) to begin implementing its recently updated Tricare Pharmacy Program contract, TPharm5, early, beginning today. He also asks that t… Continue Reading
10.20.22
Lankford, Finance Committee Republicans: IRS Needs Unbiased Oversight of Enormous Funding Boost
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senate Finance Committee Republicans to send a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting an update on outstanding issues that GAO has previously advised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to remedy. The Senators note the IRS lacks attention to oversight, transparency and accountability, raising the need for increased oversight by Congress and others. With roughly $80 billion in unbridled ne… Continue Reading
10.19.22
Lankford Questions FDA’s Response to Opioid Epidemic
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) questioning the agency's response to stopping the opioid epidemic. The letter follows industry feedback on the FDA's lack of communication and clarity regarding its guidance for the development of new non-addictive pain medicine. The FDA's guidance has had a significant impact on manufacturer developme… Continue Reading
10.18.22
Lankford Presses Further on DHS’ Process for Asylum Seekers At the Border
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Following the release of another bombshell report on the chaos at the southern border and how completely mismanaged the asylum process is, Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee Border Management Subcommittee sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asking for more information about the Notice to Report (NTR) and Parole processes that the agency is using to release illegal border crossers at … Continue Reading
10.17.22
Lankford, Cornyn Release Report on Continued Failures at the Border
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee Border Management Subcommittee, and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee Immigration Subcommittee, today announced yet another bombshell report on the chaos at the southern border and how the completely mismanaged asylum process is now backlogged well past earlier reports. The report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlines the 10+ year backlog … Continue Reading
10.14.22
Finance Committee Republicans: IRS Funding Boost Lacks Emphasis on Oversight
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- Senator James Lankford (R-OK), member of the Senate Finance Committee along with Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), and all Senate Finance Committee Republicans sent a letter to Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Russell George requesting information on how TIGTA will provide American taxpayers with needed visibility into what the IRS will do with its massive new multi-year funding stream, particularly as just a sliver of this funding is set aside for ove… Continue Reading
10.12.22
Lankford, Colleagues Stand Firmly Against VA Illegally Providing Abortions
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) was joined by 12 Republican Senators and 26 members of the House of Representatives to file a public comment letter expressing strong opposition to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) interim final rule (IFR) that illegally allows abortions to be offered by the VA.. The Members cite that the rule directly violates the VA's explicit statutory prohibition on abortion that has governed the VA for 30 years. The letter calls on Secretary of VA De… Continue Reading
10.12.22
Lankford Calls for End of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced a resolution to call for an end to President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees, service members, and contractors after he declared the pandemic over on September 18, 2022. Lankford has long called for Americans to make their own medical decisions when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. "Biden has declared that the pandemic is over-so his overreaching vaccine mandate on federal workers, service members, and … Continue Reading
10.07.22
Lankford, Colleagues Demand FTC Finish Investigation of Prescription Drug Price Middlemen
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined his colleagues to send a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to ask the FTC to complete its pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) investigation in a timely manner. Lankford sent a letter to the FTC in June to encourage this ongoing investigation into the practices of PBMs, whose price-hike gimmicks lead to uncertainty for local, family-owned pharmacies and drive up the costs of presc… Continue Reading
10.06.22
Lankford Wants to Roll Back Government Price Controls on Prescription Drugs
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Finance Committee with jurisdiction over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which plays a major role in the prescription drug pricing scheme, joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) to introduce the Protecting Drug Innovation Act. The bill would roll back the federal government's authority to set and control drug prices covered by Medicare. The power to set drug prices was a key component of the Democrats' so-cal… Continue Reading
