Race and sexual preferences are two different things. One is a behavior-related and preference-related and one is something inherently – skin color, something obvious, that kind of stuff. – James Lankford
I’m not a ‘messiah’ coming to change Washington. I don’t come with a political background, so I think it’s part of my responsibility to raise my hand and say ‘Why?’ Folks don’t just want smaller government; they want an efficient small government. – James Lankford
I am proud to join the many state legislators, governors, businessmen and hard-working Americans who have worked to build support and momentum for the idea of the Health Care Compact, and I am proud to introduce the common-sense bill for this sensible solution. – James Lankford
We still have a major problem in debt with America that we have to find efficiencies in government to get us back to a balanced budget. – James Lankford
We have a very structured process for taking in refugees. It takes almost two years to transition from another country into the United States through the refugee process. – James Lankford
Americans honor and respect each other’s faith, and we honor those that choose to have no faith. – James Lankford
You talk about leading Republicans. That’s no easy task on just like you were trying to lead Democrats on the other side. We all have independent thoughts and independent ideas. – James Lankford
It is a bipartisan gathering to be able to pray for the needs back in our districts, for our families and each other. Another thing the prayer caucus does is to address religious liberty issues around the country as they arise. – James Lankford
Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treated with respect. Every person is also a citizen of some country. In their country, they have rights and responsibilities; in every other country, they are a guest. – James Lankford
We’re facing serious issues. We can either complain about it or try to step in and solve it. – James Lankford
I can be plenty frustrated and not have to constantly portray myself as upset and angry at the world. – James Lankford
The different Washington, D.C.-based groups and the different special interest groups, they all want to be able to pick who they want to be a senator. They don’t speak for everyone, and they definitely don’t speak for Oklahomans. – James Lankford
We’ve overmedicated kids. Quite frankly, some of the overmedication of kids are because welfare moms want to get additional benefits, and if they can put them on SSI through maintenance drugs, they can also put them on Social Security disability and get a separate check. That is wrong on every single level. – James Lankford
Every person is also a citizen of some country. In their country, they have rights and responsibilities. In every other country, they are a guest. – James Lankford
It’s ironic, isn’t it, that one day you’re one of the most conservative members, and then some individual gets mad at you, and they decide to throw millions of dollars against you because you didn’t vote exactly the way they want every day. – James Lankford
We must go through every area of the federal budget to isolate waste and abandoned projects. – James Lankford
There is a way for the IRS to be able to have a double check to make sure individuals don’t file on your Social Security number early and try to get a tax return and make it chaotic for you to file your own taxes. That’s not been done. – James Lankford
Certainly, every student and school ought to have standards and evaluation, but who sets those standards, and who writes the test? Whoever controls the test controls the school. – James Lankford
Assad has to be removed, and then you have to actually put someone in that is a qualified leader that can start to build some trust in that area. – James Lankford
The First Amendment is first for a reason – it cannot be ignored by the D.C. City Council. – James Lankford
I believe that being conservative means you try to get in to the middle of the fight and try to solve the problem. – James Lankford
I think people see the social media numbers, and the assumption is made that we’re running a campaign that is just social media, but I think we’re running a very old-school campaign. – James Lankford
I am a fan of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, and I certainly support wind as a large part of that goal. – James Lankford
It’s very difficult for the family members of ICE agents, and it’s very difficult for ICE agents to know what’s right and what’s wrong and why should I get engaged and go out there and enforce the law when I don’t know what it means any more to have consequences. – James Lankford
The joy of Christmas causes hundreds of radio stations around the country to play Christmas music all day, and people will exchange millions of gifts to remember the first gift of Christmas, the infant Jesus. – James Lankford
The only way to make government more efficient is to make it smaller and to make it more local. – James Lankford
