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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to visit with Senator James Langford. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>good morning to you, and how'd your day so far?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, it is an early beautiful morning in Washington,

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<v Speaker 2>DC this morning, but it is still facing through the

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<v Speaker 2>same challenges we've had in the past, and at some

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<v Speaker 2>point we're going to get these resolves. But yeah, doing well.

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<v Speaker 2>God's still on the throne. We're still going at the

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<v Speaker 2>work well.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got funding coming up here, and wow, give us

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<v Speaker 1>an update on how that's going. I'm almost afraid to ask.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you should be. So there's twelve appropriation bills that

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<v Speaker 2>are supposed to be voted on before September the thirtieth.

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<v Speaker 2>Chuck Schumer has brought up exactly zero of those, not

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<v Speaker 2>a single one that he has brought up, and so

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<v Speaker 2>that means we've got to do funding before September the

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<v Speaker 2>thirtieth of this year. Next year will be the year

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<v Speaker 2>of the tax so we'll work through that in the

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<v Speaker 2>next basically nineteen days. We've got to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>finish up all of the appropriations work and fight over

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<v Speaker 2>that on how that's going to actually be done. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got to get that resolved to be able to fight

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<v Speaker 2>off a government shutdown once we get into next year.

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<v Speaker 2>Regardless of who wins the election, Republicans or Democrats House

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<v Speaker 2>Senator White House, We're going to face tax policy next

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<v Speaker 2>year because the twenty seventeen built expires in December of

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five, and if we don't act on tax

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<v Speaker 2>next year, taxes go up for every single tax bracket

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<v Speaker 2>in America. And I know Kamala Harris is walking around

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<v Speaker 2>the country telling everyone that the Trump tax cuts only

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<v Speaker 2>affected billionaires, but I would tell you it was every

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<v Speaker 2>single tax bracket in America went down. Every small business

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<v Speaker 2>their taxes went down, All of those all were affected.

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<v Speaker 2>If we don't act on it, it is four hundred

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollars in new taxes that come down by January

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<v Speaker 2>one of twenty twenty six. So it is exceptionally important

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<v Speaker 2>that we get on this tax issue. And we've got

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<v Speaker 2>we have multiple meetings the Shriller Tax Writing Committee. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got multiple meetings going through already right now. I had

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<v Speaker 2>many yesterday and the day before doing some planning on it.

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<v Speaker 2>But the American people have to decide Noveber what the

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<v Speaker 2>direction is going to be on tax lawsy when they

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<v Speaker 2>actually vote.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot hanging in the balance here, Senator, Just

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, it appears.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there's a lot in the balance on decisions on

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<v Speaker 2>direction of the country. As people vote this November, they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to determine how we're going to enforce crime in America,

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<v Speaker 2>if we're going to force our southern border and protect it.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to make a determination what the direction is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be on tax policy, on our economy. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Biden and kamalai Aris have overseen an enormous spike

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<v Speaker 2>in inflation. We continue to see high rates from mortgages.

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<v Speaker 2>All of those things are results of their policies. And

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<v Speaker 2>while they're trying to blame it all on President Trump

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<v Speaker 2>and COVID, it was actually the policy they implemented post

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<v Speaker 2>COVID President Trump left office that really made the dramatic change.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to give you a side by side, I was

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<v Speaker 2>looking to do numbers from the end of the Trump administrations,

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<v Speaker 2>and now gas prices are up almost fifty percent, rents

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<v Speaker 2>across the country are almost fifty percent. We've had more

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<v Speaker 2>than twenty five percent increase in food costs. Some of

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<v Speaker 2>those like egg other things have gone way more than that.

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<v Speaker 2>So these are all the results of policy decisions that

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<v Speaker 2>have been made. And again in the Americans are going

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<v Speaker 2>to make their choice in November which direction they want

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<v Speaker 2>to go out.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator, I've been hearing some Democratic politicians running for office

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<v Speaker 1>here in Oklahoma stating that the reason the energy prices

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<v Speaker 1>and the region the energy situation is the way it is.

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<v Speaker 1>That's mister Trump. We're still operating under his policies. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that what's going on there?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they're trying to have it both plays. Kamala har

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<v Speaker 2>steps out of it, says that we're producing more oil

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<v Speaker 2>now than we were having the history of the country,

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<v Speaker 2>and Shery takes credit for that. That is the Trump policies.

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<v Speaker 2>It just takes years for the things to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to roll up. We saw a dramatic increase in energy

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<v Speaker 2>exploration under the Trump administration because of the regulation They've

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<v Speaker 2>got there to do it clean, to do it safe,

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<v Speaker 2>and also to be able to do it at all,

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to make sure that we have energy

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<v Speaker 2>production in America. But what's happened is now the Biden

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<v Speaker 2>administration is cut off offshore drilling, off all kinds of

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<v Speaker 2>drilling on any kind of federal lens that chokes off

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<v Speaker 2>the future of energy prices for us, which makes a

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<v Speaker 2>huge difference right now. China is having a huge struggle

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<v Speaker 2>in their economy. They are really having a tough time

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<v Speaker 2>right now, and so they're using less oil in the

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<v Speaker 2>Chinese counomy, which is causing a decrease in price. Many

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<v Speaker 2>people have notice here in Oklahoma that prices have gone

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<v Speaker 2>down some. That is a global issue that's actually happening.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a good thing for us to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>have our energy production here and to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that's happening. That's certainly not something that's happening

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<v Speaker 2>in the Biden administration.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator, is there anything else you'd like to let us know?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you encourage people to be able to pray for

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<v Speaker 2>the nation as many people stopped and for the country

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday on Notmber the eleventh. All of us remember what

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<v Speaker 2>was happening that day and the response of the but

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<v Speaker 2>courageous team to be able to pray for the nation.

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<v Speaker 2>Very for the peace in Israel. They're fighting terrorism right

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<v Speaker 2>now in this red Senator company, But I'm encourage peable

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<v Speaker 2>not lose continue to be able to serve our neighbors.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's do what Americans do. Let's do it well and

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<v Speaker 2>set the example for the rest of the gonna will

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<v Speaker 2>be turned around. It's not just through a vote. The

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<v Speaker 2>voting is important to each of us. Actually getting a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to be able to serve the people around us

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<v Speaker 2>and do what we say is important.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator, how can folks get a hold of you?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, lots of folks do reatout with me, so a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of folks know how. So they're welcome to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to do to our website Langford dot Senate dot dog,

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<v Speaker 2>Langford dot Senate dot gov. That's got our email address

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<v Speaker 2>now mail address if you want to buy a stamp

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<v Speaker 2>and post Office will be very excited about. If you

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<v Speaker 2>want to be able to reach out to us, I

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<v Speaker 2>own all the numbers are there. You can email us

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<v Speaker 2>through that. You can also go on any of the

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<v Speaker 2>social media platforms at Senator Langford and follow what's actually happening.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd just encourage you not to believe everything you read

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<v Speaker 2>on social media

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<v Speaker 1>When you read all the comments and Senator thank you

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<v Speaker 1>very much for joining us today.