WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Jan. 3, 2022: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued the following statement as the 118th Congress gets underway and he begins his second full, six-year term as the senior Senator for Oklahoma: "It is humbling to stand before God and the nation to take my oath again to protect and defend the United States Constitution on behalf of Oklahoma. "I welcome Senator Markwayne Mullin and his beautiful family to the Senate, as he becomes the newest Sen more PR