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James Lankford: “We're fighting off a government shutdown again coming in…”

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

Lankford Goes In-Depth on NDAA with Griffin Media's Scott Mitchell

Published December 19, 2025 | Video Starts at 15:15

We are going to do more work. We've got lots to do still. We've got nominations to finish up this year that we've got more appropriations. We're fighting off a government shutdown again coming in January. We've got all the issues on the farm bill that still have to be finished up. We've got some housing issues that we want to be able to work on to bring more affordability for housing. (15:15–15:19)

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Asserts that there is an impending government shutdown in January.

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