Lankford on Voting Against His Border Bill: ‘It’s No Longer a Bill, Now It’s a Prop’

COLLINS You said that ░░░░░░░░ will vote no on ░░░░░░░░ bill even though of ░░░░░░░░ we all know about ░░░░░░░░ efforts that you put ░░░░░░░░ it Why are you ░░░░░░░░ no on Thursday LANKFORD ░░░░░░░░ s no longer a ░░░░░░░░ now it s a ░░░░░░░░ We spent four months ░░░░░░░░ down in a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ out what do we ░░░░░░░░ we can actually get ░░░░░░░░ Obviously I was not ░░░░░░░░ in getting something that ░░░░░░░░ actually get passed The ░░░░░░░░ still remains Everyone knows ░░░░░░░░ this bill is not ░░░░░░░░ to pass and Senator ░░░░░░░░ is bringing back up ░░░░░░░░ try to bludgeon people ░░░░░░░░ what will be interesting ░░░░░░░░ it is you re ░░░░░░░░ going to have Republicans ░░░░░░░░ are going to vote ░░░░░░░░ it the same Republicans ░░░░░░░░ didn t vote for ░░░░░░░░ last time but I ░░░░░░░░ there ll be more ░░░░░░░░ that will vote against ░░░░░░░░ this time as well ░░░░░░░░ it s standalone There ░░░░░░░░ some Democrats that said ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ for it if it ░░░░░░░░ t have DACA if ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have amnesty ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ those things they wanted ░░░░░░░░ were willing to vote ░░░░░░░░ it if it had ░░░░░░░░ and Israel funding in ░░░░░░░░ but not willing to ░░░░░░░░ for it on a ░░░░░░░░ So it d be ░░░░░░░░ to see how many ░░░░░░░░ it gets total My ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate and ░░░░░░░░ you played the clip ░░░░░░░░ earlier today was let ░░░░░░░░ actually sit down like ░░░░░░░░ ups If the whole ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t work and ░░░░░░░░ couldn t pass the ░░░░░░░░ proposal which is H ░░░░░░░░ 2 we couldn t ░░░░░░░░ this particular bipartisan proposal ░░░░░░░░ was my bill I ░░░░░░░░ on with Senator Sinema ░░░░░░░░ Senator Murphy if that ░░░░░░░░ t pass let s ░░░░░░░░ least sit down and ░░░░░░░░ out what will pass ░░░░░░░░ s not just keep ░░░░░░░░ the same bills up ░░░░░░░░ and over again that ░░░░░░░░ know we re not ░░░░░░░░ to pass and pretend ░░░░░░░░ re doing something We ░░░░░░░░ not getting it solved ░░░░░░░░ s sit down Let ░░░░░░░░ actually work this out ░░░░░░░░ let s get it ░░░░░░░░ because yesterday with more ░░░░░░░░ 5 000 people again ░░░░░░░░ illegally crossed the border ░░░░░░░░ this has got to ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS But senator you ░░░░░░░░ the first time that ░░░░░░░░ voted for it that ░░░░░░░░ also wasn t going ░░░░░░░░ pass then and you ░░░░░░░░ did vote for it ░░░░░░░░ LANKFORD Yeah That was ░░░░░░░░ when we re in ░░░░░░░░ heat of trying to ░░░░░░░░ able to get the ░░░░░░░░ out and my challenge ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues was let ░░░░░░░░ actually see if we ░░░░░░░░ actually pass this That ░░░░░░░░ when we brought the ░░░░░░░░ up Obviously the week ░░░░░░░░ I felt like we ░░░░░░░░ going to pass it ░░░░░░░░ over about 72 hours ░░░░░░░░ had quite a few ░░░░░░░░ have walked away and ░░░░░░░░ Nope not going to ░░░░░░░░ for it this time ░░░░░░░░ challenge was to my ░░░░░░░░ let s step up ░░░░░░░░ do it That s ░░░░░░░░ several months ago We ░░░░░░░░ it s not going ░░░░░░░░ pass again Senator Schumer ░░░░░░░░ just bringing this up ░░░░░░░░ a political reason on ░░░░░░░░ And I ve said ░░░░░░░░ Senator Schumer if you ░░░░░░░░ to actually pass something ░░░░░░░░ s sit down and ░░░░░░░░ work this out But ░░░░░░░░ is not a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ something This is a ░░░░░░░░ attempt for fundraising or ░░░░░░░░ whatever attempt they re ░░░░░░░░ to do And honestly ░░░░░░░░ don t think most ░░░░░░░░ the American people are ░░░░░░░░ attention to this at ░░░░░░░░ point because we ve ░░░░░░░░ voted over this You ░░░░░░░░ t run into anyone ░░░░░░░░ the street today that ░░░░░░░░ that bill is going ░░░░░░░░ pass this week because ░░░░░░░░ already knows the outcome ░░░░░░░░ like we do in ░░░░░░░░ Senate.”