ICYMI: Following Overnight Vote-a-Rama, Lankford Votes for Secure America Act
side note, if my Prevent Government Shutdowns Act had been in place, we would have never been
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Lankford in Fox News: “Congress Should Suffer Shutdown Pain, Not the American People”
today in Fox News on their Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026. You can read it below … News HERE . Congress Should Suffer Shutdown Pain, Not the American People By: James Lankford and Maggie Hassan
What They Are Saying: Lankford’s Prevent Government Shutdowns Act Gains Broad Support from Federal Workers’ Groups
Hassan (D-NH) recently introduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, legislation supported by a broad coalition … groups and policy advocates that would take government shutdowns off the table and require Congress to remain
Lankford, Hassan Team Up to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable
Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 , which would take government shutdowns … done. “Americans are tired of worthless government shutdown drama and Congress using federal workers and government services
Lankford in The Hill: “Congress Can End Government Shutdowns and Partisan Brinksmanship”
column in The Hill about his Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025. Read it below or find … same avoidable drama unfold in Washington: a government shutdown, partisan brinkmanship, and last-minute deals that satisfy almost
Lankford Says Democrats Are “More Afraid of ICE Than Iran” as DHS Shutdown Continues, Senate Works Through Weekend on SAVE America Act
WASHINGTON, DC— US Senator James Lankford
Lankford on Senate Floor: Democrats Decided “politics is Better THAN the Actual Solution” as DHS Shutdown Continues
consistently spoken out on the harms of the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security caused by Senate … Background This past year, Lankford introduced hisPrevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025. Introduced initially inFebruary 2019, the Prevent
Lankford Releases Ninth Edition of Federal Fumbles
assistance programs, and the staggering cost of government shutdowns, while offering specific policy solutions to prevent these failures … little oversight to fraud in food programs to shutdowns that cost billions, the pattern is the same
Lankford Votes for 15TH TIME to Reopen Government as Senate Moves to END Longest Shutdown in American History
Senate Democrats for causing and prolonging the longest shutdown in American history, noting that tonight’s vote … military. “This has been the most useless shutdown in history. It has caused unnecessary pain for millions
Lankford in National Review: “it is TIME to BE DONE WITH Shutdowns”
column recently in theNational Reviewon his Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025. You can read it below … ReviewHERE. It Is Time to Be Done with Shutdowns By: James Lankford We’re five weeks into
Lankford Sounds Alarm as Democrats’ Shutdown Threatens Health Benefits for Federal Workers
highlighting the risk Senate Democrats’ shutdown poses to federal workers’ health coverage and is seeking answers from … current incoming contributions due to the ongoing government shutdown, I am concerned that these funds will be exhausted
Lankford Fights to PAY Capitol Police as Democrats KEEP Government Closed
contractors continue to receive pay during a government shutdown. “The United States Capitol Police are dedicated
Lankford Joins Efforts to FUND FOOD Assistance and KEEP AIR Traffic Controllers PAID AMID Government Shutdown
America’s skies safe during the ongoing government shutdown. The bills would reinstate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP … protect Americans from the harm of this Democrat shutdown, but the only way to guarantee paychecks, keep
Icymi: Lankford Urges Democrats to END Government Shutdown, Votes to PAY Troops and Federal Workers
demanding Senate Democrats end the longest full government shutdown in history and stop forcing federal workers to serve … that new, great career, there’s a government shutdown and now she has no idea what’s about
Icymi: Lankford Calls OUT Democrats for Keeping the Government SHUT DOWN
call out Democrats for prolonging the government shutdown, now in its eighth day, and urged the Senate … seven days deep into a government shutdown. What a ridiculous waste of time. What a painful, ridiculous waste
Icymi: Lankford Calls OUT Democrats for Forcing a Government Shutdown
open for hardworking Americans. “Democrats own this government shutdown. Democrats even voted against simply keeping the government open … current level while we negotiate – they wanted the shutdown to show their political base that they
Lankford Renews Push to End Government Shutdowns, Hold Congress Accountable
Arrington (R-TX-19) reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025, which would take government shutdowns … women in uniform,” said Arrington. “My Prevent Government Shutdowns Act is commonsense legislation that would shift the burden