Press Releases

Lankford: President’s Budget Never Balances
Apr 10, 2013
Washington, D.C. –Chairman James Lankford (R-OK) joined his colleagues in the House in welcoming the President’s submission of his fiscal year 2014 budget suggestions after a two-month delay.  This is the first time in four years Washington has had three simultaneous budget proposals presented to plan for our nation’s future....
Lankford, Cooper Take Steps to Eliminate Federal Government Duplication
Apr 10, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Chairman James Lankford (R-OK) reintroduced the bipartisan Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act (H.R. 1423), in the House to provide the American people with a better understanding of how their tax dollars are spent. The Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act was originally initiated by the findings in the annual GAO duplication...
Lankford Mourns Loss of Margaret Thatcher
Apr 8, 2013
Washington, D.C. — House Republican Policy Committee Chairman James Lankford (R-OK) released the following statement today after the announcement of the passing of Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.   “Americans join our friends around the world today in mourning the loss of Margaret Thatcher,” said...
Lankford Applauds House Passage of FY14 Budget
Mar 21, 2013
Washington, D.C. — House Republican Policy Committee Chairman and House Budget Committee member James Lankford (R-OK) released the following statement after the House passed the budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2014 today in a vote of 221-207.   “The work on the House floor to debate and pass the FY14 House...
Lankford Announces Republican Policy Committee Subcommittee Chairs
Mar 15, 2013
Washington, D.C. — House Republican Policy Committee Chairman James Lankford (R-OK) released the following announcement of the House Republican Policy Subcommittee Chairs for the 113th Congress.     “I am pleased to announce the new subcommittees and subcommittee chairs for the House Republican Policy...
Lankford Introduces Government Shutdown Prevention Act
Mar 14, 2013
Washington, D.C. — House Republican Policy Committee Chairman James Lankford (R-OK) today introduced the Government Shutdown Prevention Act.   “Every time Congress and the President miss a statutory budget deadline, the fallback position is another government shutdown or one more continuing resolution to fund the...
Lankford Applauds Budget Committee Passage of FY14 Budget
Mar 13, 2013
Washington, D.C. — House Republican Policy Committee Chairman and House Budget Committee member James Lankford (R-OK) released the following statement after final passage of the House Budget Committee’s budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2014, The Path to Prosperity: A responsible, balanced budget.      “I am...
Lankford: House Republican Budget Responsible Path to Balance
Mar 12, 2013
Washington, D.C. — House Republican Policy Committee Chairman and House Budget Committee member James Lankford (R-OK) released the following statement after Chairman Ryan and the House Budget Committee released the Committee’s Budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2014, The Path to Prosperity: A responsible, balanced budget.   ...
Lankford: Administration Running out of Excuses for Keystone XL
Mar 6, 2013
Washington, D.C. — House Republican Policy Committee Chairman James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement about continued obstruction to building the Keystone XL pipeline even after initial environmental impact concerns were alleviated in a recent draft State Department environmental report.     “...
Lankford: 1,400 days and Still No Senate Budget
Feb 27, 2013
Washington, D.C. — House Republican Policy Committee Chairman and House Budget Committee member James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement today as our nation reached the sobering milestone of an unprecedented 1,400 days—200 weeks—without a Senate-passed budget. “Each time we reach another anniversary without...

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