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James Lankford: “The far left of their party is going to make them vote 7 or…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

Lankford Joins Larry Kudlow on the Longest, Most Pointless Democrat Shutdown

Published November 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:49

… to reopen the government, allow flight staff and allow SNAP beneficiaries to get SNAP to federal employees. They're, they're so radical, they actually want the economy to run. And so The far left of their party is going to make them vote 7 or 8 times to be able to do it. But they have at least consented to time. That means we can send it over to the House by late tonight. The House can take it up in probably the next 36 to 48 hours. (00:49–00:55)

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Asserts that the far left of the Democratic Party is requiring multiple votes to reopen the government.

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