WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today announced the 2021 winners of the Congressional Art Competition for the Fourth District of Oklahoma. Throughout the artwork submissions period this spring, Cole's office received more than 100 entries from high school artists. All entries were judged by Dr. Victor Youritzin, Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Oklahoma, who helped select the f  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: As we celebrate 245 years since bold patriots declared independence from tyranny and created the unique and free country in which we live, I encourage you to remember how fortunate we are to call ourselves Americans. To this day, there is no freer country in the world nor is there any other place on earth that offers more opportunity for its people than the United States of America. And over the years, the fundamental  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) in sending a bipartisan letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting he postpone the proposed postal rate increase until January, 2022. This would be the second postal rate increase this year and would outpace the Consumer Price Index (CPI). "We have heard clearly from employers in our districts and across the na  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02) Karen Bass (CA-37), Jim Langevin (RI-2) and Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) today introduced the Foster Care Stabilization Act, which seeks to improve pre-placement services for children placed in foster care, especially those in emergency situations that may lack basic supplies, like clothing or other incidentals. All four representatives are co-chairs of the bipartisan   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Subcommittee on Research and Technology Ranking Member Michael Waltz (R-FL) released the following statements on the launch of an investigation by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) into the causes of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today released his requests for Congress to prioritize key Oklahoma projects. Inhofe has worked hard to ensure projects essential for Oklahomans are being put at the top of the list of priorities in Congress. This includes expediting design work on the first phase of the Tulsa and West Tulsa Levee System modernization project, expediting work on the first pha  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Braun (R-IN), Steve Daines (R-MT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), James Inhofe (R-OK), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced the Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act to help end taxpayer support for the abortion industry. "It  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Warner (D-VA) to send a letter to the US Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai, to highlight the importance of reconvening trade agreement talks with Taiwan. "We respectfully request that you prioritize these talks and take steps to begin laying the groundwork for negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA), o  more