WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * House Appropriations to Hear Lankford's Plan to End Government Shutdowns in First Oversight Hearing Since 2008 * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) will testify 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 force Congress to stay in town until its w  more