Oklahoma Sen. Lankford Pushes Bipartisan Plan To End Federal Government Shutdowns Forever - Tampa Free Press

Oklahoma Sen. Lankford Pushes Bipartisan Plan To End Federal Government Shutdowns Forever - Tampa Free Press

U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) presented testimony last Wednesday before the House Appropriations Committee in support of the bipartisan Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, a measure designed to eliminate federal funding lapses and keep lawmakers in Washington until all yearly appropriations bills are passed. The hearing marked the House Appropriations Committee’s first full committee oversight hearing […] Oklahoma Sen. Lankford Pushes Biparti…

Moderate GOP Senators Try to Block Shutdown of Dept. of Ed

Moderate Republicans in the Senate Committee on Health, Education and Pensions have introduced two bills that would prohibit outsourcing certain education programs from the U.S. Department of Education to other federal agencies, blocking a complete shutdown of the federal agency. Under bill S. 5046, sponsored by Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa...

Bartlesville Radio » News » Lankford's Common-Sense Plan to End Shutdowns

In a town famous for endless partisan bickering and taking recesses when the going gets tough, Senator James Lankford has pitched a radical new concept to Washington: acting like responsible adults. Testifying before the House Appropriations Committee in its first full oversight hearing since 2008, Lankford championed his Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, a bill that essentially treats Congress like unruly children who refuse to finish their hom…