US Senator James Lankford along with ONDCP Director Carroll made a visit to Poteau to hear firsthand from Oklahomans on how the current opioid epidemic is impacting families & to hear from nonprofits & local leaders on how they are working to stop it.
Lankford, who appeared at the Poteau Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, April 18, 2019, gave a brief update on what’s happening in the Senate then opened it up for questions.
The focus of the meeting was to discuss the Opioid epidemic, Immigration and Medical Marijuana.
Lankford served four years in the U.S. House of Representatives for central Oklahoma until he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014.
Before his service in Congress, Lankford served students and families for more than 20 years in ministry, including 15 years as the director of Student Ministry for the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma and director of the Falls Creek Youth Camp, the largest youth camp in the United States, with more than 51,000 individuals attending each summer.
Lankford is chairman of the Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management Subcommittee, which covers federal spending, regulatory reform and the federal workforce.
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