WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lankford Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee on Ending Government Shutdowns Forever * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) testified Wednesday before the House Appropriations Committee in support of his bipartisan, bicameral Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, which would take government shutdowns off the table and require Congress to stay in Washington until its work is done. The hearing marked the Committee's first more PR