TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's address to the nation this afternoon. "Joe Biden seems to have taken a page out of the 'blame anyone but me' playbook from one of the biggest failures of the Democratic Party: Hillary Clinton," said Rep. Hern. "Biden took a few hours break from his vacation in order to blame President  more

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement in response to President Biden's address to the nation and the ongoing and deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. "The Biden Administration's exit, and subsequent collapse of the Afghan government, is a failure of American leadership. "While the campaign in Afghanistan had many authors across multiple Administrations and Congress  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban. "I am deeply disappointed in the lack of leadership demonstrated by President Biden to the events unfolding in Afghanistan. Yesterday, rather than addressing the world to provide direction or reassurance, B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids, Co-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus and enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, joined Co-Chair and member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), to introduce the Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021 (NAVRA). This landmark voting rights legislation will protect the sa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) led a letter to President Biden urging a reversal of his decision to call upon the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices. Inhofe and his colleagues made it clear that the best and most effective way to reduce the cost of gasoline at the pump is to unleash clean, affordable and reli  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operation and Border Management, joined Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) Rick Scott (R-FL), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Rand Paul (R-KY) to send a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting critical information on US Immigration and Customs Enforce  more