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Medicaid expansion means higher taxes for Oklahomans

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If Oklahoma expands its Medicaid program to cover able-bodied adults, as allowed by the federal Affordable Care Act, Oklahoma government will have to either raise taxes or divert money from other programs, U.S. Sen. James Lankford warns. “No question, if we expand Medicaid in Oklahoma, no one really knows what dollar amount that will mean…

Trump name state re-election team

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Gov. Kevin Stitt, U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford, and U.S. Reps. Tom Cole, Kevin Hern, Frank Lucas and Markwayne Mullin were named honorary state chairmen of President Trump’s “Oklahoma Trump Victory Team” as part of his re-election drive. The campaign named Stephanie Alexander as the team’s regional political director.

Hern will run for re-election in ‘20

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U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, announced his campaign for re-election in 2020. “After nearly three successful years of Donald Trump’s presidency, it is clear that solutions-oriented leaders are what we need in Congress,” said Hern. “While Democrats have wasted their first year in the majority with chaos and internal battles, Republicans have stayed true to…

Lankford: End stadium tax subidies

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WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford, R-Oklahoma,  introduced the Eliminating Federal Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act, a bill to end generous federal subsidies for professional sports stadiums. The bill would close a loophole in the tax code that allows professional sports teams to finance new stadiums with municipal bonds that are exempt from federal taxes….

Sen. Inhofe, Sen. Lankford get high conservative rankings

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Oklahoma senators Jim Inhofe and James Lankford each got a 91 percent score from The American Conservative Union Foundation’s (ACUF) 48th Edition of its annual ratings of Congress. U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, got a rating of 80 percent while former Rep. Steve Russell was rated at 88 percent. Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, was at…

Lankford’s bill to stop dismemberment

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Senators James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, and Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, introduced the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2019.  This bill would prohibit physicians from performing dismemberment abortions. It would impose a criminal fine, up to two years in prison, or both for individuals who perform this type of abortion. “Oklahomans and our nation are divided on…

McLain elected state GOP chairman

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Former Tulsa County Republican Chairman David McLain was elected state party chairman during the State GOP Convention Saturday at First Baptist Church of Moore. After failing to pass a party platform last time, the new platform passed with 70 percent of the votes by about 1,000 delegates. “This Oklahoma State platform holds true to our…

Free speech in colleges, universities

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U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, agreed with President Trump when he signed an Executive Order to improve transparency and promote free speech in higher education. “It’s unfortunate that we need an Executive Order or bill to clarify that free speech needs to be protected on our nation’s college campuses—places that are supposed to inspire thought,…

Newest USS Tulsa is commissioned

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WASHINGTON (NNS) — The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), Saturday at Pier 30/32 in San Francisco. U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma delivered the commissioning ceremony’s principal address. “The Navy’s honor of naming a ship after one of our beloved cities is a recognition we…

Business group lauds Sen. Lankford

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U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, received the “Guardian of Small Business” award from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Edmond for his voting record in support of small business. “With small businesses being responsible for two-thirds of the job growth in America, it is vital their needs and priorities are taken into account,”…