WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column on June 28, 2021: For more than a year, dangerous crimes in cities across the country have spiked tremendously, and Americans have watched their communities become less and less safe. Even more worrisome, crime is expected to get worse in the coming months as budgets for police departments are continuing to be cut and dangerous rhetoric against our brave men and women in blue is spread. Last year, 63 of the 66 larges  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) announced that a $50 million federal grant has been awarded to the Texas Department of Transportation for improvements along 7.4 miles of Interstate 35. This project impacts Texas, Oklahoma, and the Chickasaw Nation. Specifically, this project will benefit Gainesville in TX-13. Jackson said: "This grant is a huge win for Texans, and I am proud to have suppor  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) in sending a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, expressing concern regarding the updated Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements. Specifically, the letter asks for current guidance to be revised before June 30, 2021, when hundreds of rural providers wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: The House passed H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act by a vote of 345-67, and H.R. 3593, the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act by a vote of 351-68. "The United States has long been a beacon of excellence in science and engineering," said Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D  more