WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: Our allies and partners are facing alarming threats and acts of aggression on a multitude of fronts. Israel is literally on the front lines. Just this past weekend, Tehran executed an unprecedented aerial assault on Israel, firing hundreds of missiles and drones. The threat from the leading state sponsor of terrorism cannot be understated - nor can the threat fr  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after voting against the rule for H.R. 8034, H.R. 8035, H.R. 8036, and H.R. 8038--a $95 billion foreign aid package that will fail to secure our border. "The constituents of Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District are rightly demanding that we secure our own border before we secure the borders of foreign nations. I could not support this rule that w  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement regarding tomorrow's vote on a supplemental funding package for Ukraine. "This supplemental package fails to address the number one crisis for the American people - the invasion at our southern border," said Rep. Hern. "I have long promised never to vote for more Ukraine funding without strong border security provisions  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: As the House prepares to consider the Israel, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific security supplementals, key groups have commended Congress' effort to provide much needed assistance to our allies and partners. AIPAC "AIPAC strongly supports Speaker Johnson's work to bring important national security bills to the floor, and we urge every House member to vote for crucial   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on April 19, 2024: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement on the 29th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: "Every year, on the 19th of April, Oklahomans and Americans everywhere reflect on the 168 innocent lives lost in a heinous act of terror. For many of us, the wounds of that day are still painful. I will never forge  more