U.S. Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma sat down for an interview with News On 6 to discuss a range of pressing topics, from the looming government shutdown to public broadcasting funding and the recent controversy surrounding the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Government Shutdown: What’s at Stake?

As the October 1 deadline approaches, Sen. Lankford addressed the potential government shutdown. With both Democrats and Republicans set in their positions, Lankford explained the current impasse.

“This is trying to just extend out where we are current spending right now, another seven weeks,” Lankford said. “We've set a date towards right before Thanksgiving to say, give seven more weeks, we'll finish out negotiations. There's 12 appropriation bills that have to be done. Three of them are ne

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