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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Saturday August 07, 2021 ( 3 items )  

Rep. Cole: Doomed for Failure
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: Before the U.S. House of Representatives concluded legislative session and entered the customary district work period scheduled during the month of August, House Democrats pushed through several misguided bills connected to annual funding of the federal government. Passed along party lines, these unworkable bills are doomed for failure in the Senate and will never reach the president's desk as written. And that is bec  more

Sen. Lankford, Colleagues Do Not Want Women to Have to Register for the Draft
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) to introduce a resolution expressing that the Senate should not pass legislation mandating the registration of women for the Selective Service System. "Our all-volunteer military is the finest fighting force the world has ever known," said Lankford. "Women hav  more

Sens. Inhofe, Menendez Commend Senate Passage of Legislation to Strengthen Support for Taiwan's Participation in the WHO's World Health Assembly
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), co-chairmen of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, released the below statements following the Senate passage of their legislation to direct the State Department to develop a strategy to assist Taiwan in obtaining observer status at the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization. In the face of a global pandemic   more