WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. James Lankford issued the following news release:
US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) recently introduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026 (https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-hassan-team-up-to-end-government-shutdowns-and-hold-congress-accountable/), legislation supported by a broad coalition of federal workers' groups and policy advocates that would take government shutdowns off the table and require Congress to remain in Washington until their work is done.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), Americans for Prosperity (AFP), International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Air Line Pilots Associatio...