Senator Lankford in The Hill: Another Looming Crisis: Social Security Disability Insurance
In May, over a thousand West Virginians and Kentuckians went to their mailbox and found letters telling them their disability checks would soon be cut off. Why? Because a government watchdog group had reason to believe that yet another lawyer and/or doctor was involved in Social Security fraud. This case of alleged disability […]
Senator Lankford in The Oklahoman: TPA is good for U.S. and for Oklahoma
When we were 13 Colonies, instead of 50 States, in a document we now call the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson penned a long list of grievances against King George III, including, “cutting off our trade with all parts of the world.” Before we were a nation, we were international traders. Trade has always been […]
Senator Lankford in Fox News: A second chance to get America’s health care right
Health care reform has dominated our nation’s political and social conversations for the past six years. After the implementation of ObamaCare, it is clear the law brought radical change and real pain to our nation’s families, economy, and health care system. The promised “affordable health care fix” made things worse. The pending King v. Burwell […]
Senator Lankford in The Norman Transcript: My Concern With The Iran Nuclear Negotiations
Amidst the various twists and turns of our nation’s negotiation with Iran on a nuclear deal, one thing is clear: the American people are skeptical. Americans know that a nuclear Iran is a threat to every nation. Our concern is not just Iran in possession of a nuclear bomb; we all know that the leadership […]
Senator Lankford in Tulsa World: On the 20th Anniversary, we remember bombing tragedy by embracing the ‘Oklahoma Standard’
It’s been 20 years since we experienced the worst act of American home-grown terrorism at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. This solemn day stands as a reminder of the 168 souls that were lost. On a day where anger lashed out, Oklahomans responded with compassion. Every year since April 19, 1995, […]
Senator Lankford on CNBC.com: What Sustainability and Religious Freedom Have in Common
Avid Chipotle customers seeking carnitas burritos for dinner may be disappointed over the coming weeks. The restaurant giant is reportedly no longer serving pork at about a third of its locations after it dropped a pork supplier that failed to live up to the corporation’s standards of humane animal care. Despite the possibility that Chipotle’s […]
Senator Lankford in Tulsa World: Obama’s Budget Ignores Fiscal Realities
A government budget should demonstrate financial priorities, spending and policy to address our nation’s biggest challenges. Sadly, President Obama’s latest budget proposal demonstrates an attitude of “close enough for government work” rather than excellence and forward thinking. Over the decades, presidential budgets have become more of a campaign document than an actual budget. But, it […]
Senator Lankford in Fox News: Religious Freedom Day 2015: What our Founders understood about freedom of faith
Today is Religious Freedom Day, a celebration of one of the powerful and unique freedoms within our nation’s founding and fabric. In 1992, the House and Senate joined together to pass a resolution designating January 16th as Religious Freedom Day. This day is based on the anniversary of the 1786 passage of the Virginia Statute […]