The conversation should be about spending less and changing the way we tax. There's no question that the system MUST be simplified, and we must spend money more efficiently.
James Lankford will simplify the tax system and make government spending more efficient.
Occurrences
Evidence
Lankford highlighted inclusion of his Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act in a broader anti-fraud legislative package.
Lankford argued the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act would automatically keep funding at current levels, keep Congress working until appropriations are finished, and shield federal workers from shutdowns.
Lankford introduced the Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act, which would force lower-cost generic or biosimilar drugs onto cheaper Medicare Part D tiers.
Assessments
The record here shows concrete same-term efforts by Sen. Lankford to improve government efficiency and reduce waste, including anti-fraud recovery legislation, Medicare cost-lowering proposals, and shutdown-process reform. That supports partial credit on the government-spending-efficiency half of the promise. But the evidence provided does not show that he actually simplified the tax system, nor does it show full enactment of a broad reform covering both halves of the claim. Under a federal officeholder standard, this is meaningful advancement but not full delivery.