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Attached is the transcript for Sen. Lankford's final comments on the Senate floor regarding his bill...you can click on a link within it to watch him deliver it and hear his words.

Here are his final comments...

"So, today I'm going to vote "no" on a bill that I think should pass, but there's been no effort to really get this to pass. Let's get back to the table. Let's actually resolve this issue as we need to get done. With that, I yield the floor."

My take...
>Sen. Lankford's initial speech strongly supported the "compromise" bill...as virtually all bipartisan legislation comes about from that process.
>Lankford noted that other GOP Senators rejected the Bill w/o ever even looking at it.
>. " " that he was told by a well known broadcaster that the person would do everything in their power to 'destroy' him if he tried to push the bill through
>That broadcaster certainly didn't lean to the Left, since the Biden admin publicly supported it...therefore, it's a good bet Trump was behind the threat (not the first time DJT has done this)
>Even in his last words, Sen. Lankford said 'I think (the bill) should pass'...(as is, obviously)
>"Immigration" was Trump's #1 campaign talking point...ergo, in his mind, having Biden in any way involved in an actual solution would be seen as a 'Death Knell' to his chances of winning in November of 2024...therefore he "Had To Kill It"...and he did.

I'll repeat Sen. Lankford's own words..."So, today I'm going to vote "no" on a bill that I think should pass...You Are Wrong...like it or not...admit it or not.

Finally, my Christmas wishes were/are real...I wish no one ill...just Enlightenment.


Link: https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-votes-no-on-dems-attempt-to-use-the-border-as-political-prop/