A biography for James Lankfordhasn’t been written yet.
“The First Amendment is first for a reason - it cannot be ignored by the D.C. City Council.”
“Race and sexual preferences are two different things. One is behavior-related and preference-related, and one is something inherently - skin color, something obvious, that kind of stuff.”
“There's a Biblical mandate to reach out to those who are the orphans, the widows in their distress, to take care of the stranger in your land. But that does not mean citizenship.”
“When a president makes up law as he goes, no one knows what the law is anymore.”
“America is strongest when families take care of each other and walk with one another through need and loss.”
“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.”
“Hillary Clinton has her own issues with just her own arrogance as a leader; that has been well known for a long time.”
“What I love to do is the policy. The politics, I'm brand-new at.”
“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.”
“Christmas is a great time to recommit to each other and our communities.”
“I can be plenty frustrated and not have to constantly portray myself as upset and angry at the world.”
“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.”
“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.”
“We have two programs dealing with bulletproof vests, two different systems of actually distributing bulletproof vests from the federal government. Two sets of applications, two different sets of personnel to approve those applications.”
“At times, conservatives become defined by their volume rather than by their ideas.”