Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration, insane business regulations and staggering national unemployment are pushing our nation into unchartered territory. James Lankford More Quotes by James Lankford More Quotes From James Lankford Sunday is a significant day for most families in America -- still, in whatever way with their families, or faith or whatever it may be, and we said, 'If you want to be part of the solution for race in America, set aside lunch or dinner and just invite a family over of another race, and just sit down and have a meal together. James Lankford politics It doesn't cost anything, there's no program, there's no website, there's not app for it. It's just your family inviting another family over. James Lankford politics While we're dealing with voting rights, and we're dealing with all these other inequities, and we're dealing with all of these other things over decades, we've still not finished the work of the heart and of families. James Lankford politics The American people have signaled a bold new direction for Washington with the election of President-elect Donald Trump, although the federal debt was n’t a major focus during the presidential campaign, it remains a serious impending crisis that must be addressed. James Lankford politics While the government investigates Planned Parenthood to determine if their practice of adapting their abortion procedures to harvest the organs of children violates federal law, they should not continue to receive taxpayer money. James Lankford politics Every generation has to protect every one of their rights, whether that's freedom of the press, freedom of speech, or freedom of faith. You have to remain diligent. James Lankford you freedom-of-speech freedom faith It's ironic, isn't it, that one day you're one of the most conservative members, and then some individual gets mad at you, and they decide to throw millions of dollars against you because you didn't vote exactly the way they want every day. James Lankford day you vote way Let's set aside our political and ideological differences and take a moment to love our families, hug our children, parents and grandparents and through love and respect, strengthen the bonds that made us the greatest nation on Earth. James Lankford moment respect love children There is no one leader that's going to unify all of Syria that suddenly everyone is going to go, 'Yes, that's a logical place.' They're not unified. They don't have a setup succession like we do in the United States. James Lankford everyone place go leader The joy of Christmas causes hundreds of radio stations around the country to play Christmas music all day, and people will exchange millions of gifts to remember the first gift of Christmas, the infant Jesus. James Lankford day music christmas people The future of our nation is dependent on the future of our families. James Lankford nation our dependent future Marriage is a unique cultural relationship that has a long-standing tradition and societal meaning, which should not be redefined by the courts. James Lankford which tradition marriage relationship My focus has always been: I can be an incredibly conservative, principled idea person, but that doesn't mean I have to shout at people. James Lankford person i-can focus people The number of fighters that are ISIS fighters wouldn't fill up most American football stadiums. This is not a large group of individuals, but they're tenacious, and they rule with absolute terror. James Lankford american up group football 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. James Lankford you work romantic people I think people see the social media numbers, and the assumption is made that we're running a campaign that is just social media, but I think we're running a very old-school campaign. James Lankford think social-media media people The recent, single-year influx of unaccompanied minors from foreign countries into the United States is a direct result of President Obama's policies of encouraging amnesty and failing to enforce existing immigration laws. James Lankford laws result immigration president Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treated with respect. Every person is also a citizen of some country. In their country, they have rights and responsibilities; in every other country, they are a guest. James Lankford value respect god country There's a lot of middle school behavior in Washington, D.C. I look at that and I say, 'I've seen that before,' it was just with a 14-year-old. James Lankford say look behavior school I keep Reagan's 11th Commandment that I don't run down other Republicans. James Lankford keep other down run