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James Lankford: “We just had a shutdown of 43 days, the longest in American…”

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

Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS

Published February 26, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:32

Right now, they're not getting a paycheck next week, though they're still working. This week, they defunded the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office. Listen, this is a big deal. We just had a shutdown of 43 days, the longest in American history. Those TSA agents lost two paychecks during that time period. There are a lot of Americans can't miss one and make it they miss 2. (02:32–02:37)

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Asserts that the recent government shutdown lasted 43 days, the longest in U.S. history.

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James Lankford

“A quarter million federal employees are getting up and going to work without a paycheck this week.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 07:32-07:43
“We are in yet another partial government shutdown.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 00:12-00:17
“Next week, we'll have people that work for the Department of Homeland Security not get a paycheck because it's not funded.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 00:30-00:41
“ICE has 21,000 of that, 250,000 plus [employees in the Department of Homeland Security].”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:11-01:17
“They've also defunded U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:31-01:35
“They've defunded the United States Coast Guard.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:35-01:39
“They've defunded Customs and Border Protection.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:38-01:41
“They've defunded the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:47-01:52
“They've defunded FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:52-01:59
“They've defunded the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 01:58-02:02
“They've defunded United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 02:01-02:06
“They've also defunded Secret Service, TSA.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 02:06-02:12
“This week, they defunded the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 02:20-02:26
“My Democratic colleagues have demanded that we have body worn cameras on ICE agents.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 06:11-06:17
“The bill that you're blocking literally has $20 million in a requirement to have body worn cameras for law enforcement.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 06:21-06:28
“My Democratic colleagues have demanded that we get de-escalation training for federal officers.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 06:34-06:44
“The bill that you're blocking that you refuse to even take up actually includes money for de-escalation training on it.”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 06:47-06:56
“Folks that work for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, [TSA], the Coast Guard, [and those handling] weapons of mass destruction and…”
Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Shutting Down DHS | Uploaded February 26, 2026 | 07:15-07:32