Press Releases
Lankford, Thune Introduce Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation that protects infants who survive an attempted abortion to ensure they receive the same care as any other newborn. The US House of Representatives passed its version of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on January 11, 2023, by a vote of 220 to 210. “Every life is valuable—born or unborn,” said Lankford. “It shouldn’t be controversial… Continue Reading
02.01.23
Braun, Lankford, 48 Senators Challenge to Biden Woke Rule Politicizing Americans’ 401(k)s
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Mike Braun (R-IN) along with 48 of their Senate colleagues Senators will be introducing their bipartisan bill to challenge to President Biden’s 401K ESG rule which politicizes millions of Americans’ retirement investments to favor Biden’s ideological preferences rather than getting the best returns for Americans. Every Senate Republican joined as a cosponsor of the bill: Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD), John Barrasso (R-WY), Ma… Continue Reading
01.31.23
Lankford Continues to Push for Congress to be Held Accountable for Government Shutdowns
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2023, which would take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until the work is done. Supporters endorsing the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act include Citizens Against Government Waste, National Taxpayer Union (NTU), The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, FreedomWorks, Americans for Prosperity, America First Policy Institute, and Americans f… Continue Reading
01.31.23
Lankford Calls for Secretary Blinken to Discuss CCP’s Many Human Rights Abuses Ahead of Trip to China
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of his trip to meet with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang. In the letter, Lankford is urging Blinken to highlight China’s ongoing human rights abuses, including genocide. Lankford wrote, “In anticipation of your upcoming trip to China during which time you are expected to meet with leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), I want to express my sincere hope and expectation that you wil… Continue Reading
01.31.23
Lankford, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Exempt Trafficking Survivors’ Restitution from Federal Taxes
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) introduced their Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes. It would also codify current Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance that makes restitution payments made to survivors in criminal cases free f… Continue Reading
01.30.23
Lankford, Sinema Want to Crack Down on Cartel Recruitment and Smuggling
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford and Kyrsten Sinema introduced Combating Cartels on Social Media Act, bipartisan legislation they introduced Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN). “Social media companies (like YouTube and Facebook) list in their ‘terms of service’ that the platform cannot be used for illegal activities, but at the same time they allow human smugglers to buy ads, promote how to illegally enter the US, and demonstrate how to avoid the US Border Patrol when cro… Continue Reading
01.30.23
Lankford, Hassan, Colleagues Want to Stop Government Shutdowns, Force Congress to Do Its Job
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) was joined by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and their colleagues to reintroduce the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2023, which would take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until their work is done. "We need to change our spending and our spending process. Our national debt is now skyrocketing past $31.5 trillion, and Congress continues to ignore the tough decisions to stop our debt from continuing to spiral o… Continue Reading
01.27.23
Lankford, Lee Lead Letter to President Biden on Debt-Ceiling Negotiations
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and 23 of their Senate colleagues sent a letter to President Biden expressing opposition to a debt-ceiling hike without real structural spending reforms that reduces deficit spending. The Senators expressed their intention to abide by the policy of the Senate Republican conference, which states that “any increase in the debt ceiling must be accompanied by cuts in federal spending of an equal or greater amount as the debt… Continue Reading
01.27.23
Lankford, Menendez, Risch, Blackburn, Coons, Lead 28 Senate Colleagues in Reintroducing Bipartisan Resolution in Support of Anti-Regime Protests in Iran
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Chris Coons (D-DE) today were joined by 28 Senate colleagues in reintroducing a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the United States’ support for the Iranian citizens who have taken to the streets in peaceful protest and condemning Iranian security forces for human rights… Continue Reading
01.26.23
Lankford, Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Stand for Life Against FDA’s Chemical Abortion Expansion
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and their colleagues to renew their legislative effort to fight actions taken by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to broaden the use of chemical abortion drugs by introducing the Support and Value Expectant (SAVE) Moms and Babies Act. This measure would reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for abortion drugs, block their remote distribution by mail or through telemedicine, and improve reporting … Continue Reading
01.26.23
Lankford, Barrasso, Colleagues Push Back on Biden Tapping Strategic Petroleum Reserve except for US Energy Emergencies
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Hoeven (R-ND), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) to introduce the Strategic Production Response (SPR) Act to prioritize American energy production. The SP… Continue Reading
01.25.23
Lankford Exposes DOJ Memo for Violating Law & Promoting Abortion on Demand
WASHINGTON, DC - Earlier this month, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memorandum claiming that abortion drugs can be mailed into states that prohibit abortions—directly violating existing law. In response, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning the Biden Administration’s willingness to jeopardize the health and safety of women to further the left’s abortion-on-demand agenda. Lankford is joined on his letter by Senators Steve Daines… Continue Reading
01.25.23
US Fish and Wildlife Service Delays Northern Long-Eared Bat Listing
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, following a letter from Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and 10 of their colleagues, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced it is delaying the effective date of the final rule to reclassify the northern long-eared bat from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act from January 30, 2023 to March 31, 2023.The letter expressed concerns to … Continue Reading
01.25.23
Lankford, Marshall, Colleagues, Renew Effort to Place Moratorium on Federally-Funded Risky Gain-of-Function Projects
WASHINGTON, DC - Today Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) reintroduced the Viral Gain-of-Function Research Moratorium Act, legislation to place a moratorium on all federal research grants involving risky gain-of-function research on potential pandemic pathogens. A new report from a federal watchdog agency concluded that the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) failed to meet key elements of its mandated oversight program responsibility. “The Communist Ch… Continue Reading
01.25.23
Lankford Exposes Crisis at the Southern Border
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), lead Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, today spoke on the importance of his recent congressional delegation tour of the southern border in El Paso, Texas, and Yuma, Arizona, to take an in-depth look at the issues facing our border law enforcement along the US… Continue Reading
01.25.23
Lankford, Wicker, Colleagues Move for Permanent Ban on Taxpayer Funding for Abortions
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) along with 45 other Senators, to introduce the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which would establish a permanent prohibition on federal funding for abortion, replacing the current annual funding restrictions with a single, government-wide standard. After more than 40 years of inconsistent and haphazard policies that have regulated federal funding for abortion, this legis… Continue Reading
01.25.23
Lankford, Hoeven, Colleagues Want to Stop Defense Department's Green New Deal Agenda
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) to introduce the Focus on the Mission Act, which would stop the Department of Defense (DOD) from imposing a new environmental rule on federal contractors that would drive up costs for our national defense. Earlier this month, Lankford joined Hoeven and their colleagues in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin regarding this progressive proposal. "If the plan was to deter defense production and hurt national se… Continue Reading
01.24.23
Lankford Asks the Senate: When Is a Child a Child?
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 full and unwavering support for life in our nation and to ask his fellow Senators a simple question: when does life begin? As he does every year around the annual March for Life in Washington, DC, Senator Lankford once again shared his belief that every life has value and worth and deserves to be treate… Continue Reading
01.24.23
Lankford, Hagerty, Colleagues Push to Stop IRS Snooping of Americans’ Venmo, PayPal Accounts
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and a group of Republican senators in reintroducing the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments, or SNOOP, Act, a bill to strike the tax code provision inserted by the Biden Administration in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) that requires third-party payment platforms, such as Venmo and PayPal, to report businesses' gross transaction volumes totaling more than $600 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). J… Continue Reading
01.24.23
Lankford, Rosen Lead Colleagues in Historic Bipartisan Delegation Visit to Abraham Accords Countries
WASHINGTON, DC - Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, led a bipartisan group of seven Senators in a visit to the Abraham Accords member countries of Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Morocco. In visiting these countries, the Senators saw firsthand how the Abraham Accords have enabled unprecedented regional integration and cooperation, and they discussed ways in which these Accords can be strength… Continue Reading
