Oct 4, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led a letter to President Joe Biden calling out the Administration’s reliance on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address the border crisis which has diminished FEMA’s readiness for disaster relief, including hurricane response.

Nov 22, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act to prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in federal disaster relief.

Oct 5, 2024 · This is a bipartisan bill, the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, and it's co-authored by Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford. It just advanced in the U.S. Senate Friday. Lankford and the other authors of the bill say it would improve the way …

Oct 5, 2024 · Lankford leading group of Republican lawmakers, questioning FEMA response to emergencies, Hurricane Helene. In a letter released Friday, Sen. James Lankford is alleging that disaster response money is being used at the southern border instead of for emergencies and natural disasters.

Oct 4, 2024 · FIRST ON FOX: A group of senators led by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is warning the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s "entanglement" with the southern border may have limited its...

Oct 4, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Legislation led by Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Gary Peters (D-MI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Peter Welch (D-VT) to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individual Assistance program has advanced in the Senate.

May 17, 2023 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Gary Peters (D-MI), and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance has advanced out of committee.

May 11, 2023 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Stakeholders and organizations are applauding U.S. Senators Rand Raul (R-KY), Gary Peters (D-MI), and James Lankford (R-OK) for introducing bipartisan legislation to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance.

Aug 16, 2022 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A bill by Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) to simplify the process to apply for federal disaster recovery aid has advanced in the Senate. The bill would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a universal application across federal agencies for disaster ...

May 1, 2024 · Chickasaw Nation Executive Officer of Emergency Management Steve Cash, Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby and Sen. James Lankford addressed their concerns with FEMA officials on April 30, 2024 (left to right).