WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: During a House Appropriations Committee markup for fiscal year 2022 this afternoon, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) offered an amendment to restore longstanding and traditionally bipartisan pro-life provisions, the Hyde and Weldon Amendments, removed by Democrats on the panel. The amendment was offered in response to the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appr  more

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, July 15 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: On Monday, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), led by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chairman Steve Daines (MT), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham to express serious concerns with the Biden Administration's decision to remand the   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) has asked Congress to prioritize two community projects at the Tulsa International Airport. The first project would allow for construction of a new air traffic control tower at Tulsa International Airport (TUL) to provide a safe, functional and reliable facility for air traffic control services required to operate the Tulsa airspace system. The second project would allow f  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today received the inaugural International Religious Freedom (IRF) Champion Award, presented by Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback under the Trump Administration. Lankford served as honorary Senate co-chair of this year's summit and participated in a discussion this morning at the summit's segment entitled, "IRF in Economy,   more