James Lankford Quotes

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James Lankford

Profession : Politician

Birth : March 4, 1968

Certainly, every student and school ought to have standards and evaluation, but who sets those standards, and who writes the test? Whoever controls the test controls the school.

James Lankford

Centralized national decision-making on education reduces the role of the parent and the local districts.

James Lankford

Every schoolteacher will tell you that there is no substitute for engaged parents in the education of a child.

James Lankford

I firmly believe the Senate should see more voting and debate and less standing around and waiting for backroom deals.

James Lankford

The goal of federal regulations should be to promote health and safety, but regulatory enforcement must be balanced with common-sense policies and assistance for businesses.

James Lankford

Most businesses believe regulators intend to fine them rather than help them protect their workers. Serious violations should bring real consequences, but minor violations should only incur warnings that encourage compliance.

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Quite frankly, Oklahomans are pretty smart. They know how to choose candidates.

James Lankford

Hillary Clinton has her own issues with just her own arrogance as a leader; that has been well known for a long time.

James Lankford

There is only one person in the State Department that can sign off on State Department personnel being in a facility that doesn't meet security standards, and it's the secretary of state.

James Lankford

We have a lot of great hospitals in America, across the country.

James Lankford

I don't see people who are eager for shutdowns. While some people have a romantic ideal about shutdowns, the vast majority of Republicans and Democrats believe you have to try to work problems out rather than having a shutdown.

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If we care about life and the dignity of all life, then we care about the dignity of all life, and that includes the human life of children.

James Lankford

I'm one of those folks that look and say the Old Testament laid out clearly the path for Christ to come, but when He came, every scholar at that time missed it.

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As a Christian, Israel has a very special place in my heart. There's no question about that. I grew up with a Bible, and the back of the Bible has all these pictures of Israel in it. And so all these locations are incredibly significant to me personally in my faith.

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