WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after Biden announced his plan for the Department of Labor to institute a vaccine mandate on private companies employing more than 100 people. "The federal government has once again overstepped into the lives and livelihoods of American citizens," said Rep. Hern. "Private companies, especially small businesses, are already suffocating under  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas released a statement criticizing the massive, partisan reconciliation package forced through the Committee today on a party-line vote. "The $45.5 billion in spending in this bill isn't about sustainably or strategically funding research and development," Lucas said. "We're throwing money at agencies with almost no  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas released a statement criticizing the massive, partisan reconciliation package forced through the Committee today on a party-line vote. "The $45.5 billion in spending in this bill isn't about sustainably or strategically funding researc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: The Senate Armed Services Committee today announced its initial slate of hearings to examine the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan and lessons learned from the 20-year conflict. U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said: "I'm grateful to Chairman Reed for prioritizing these critical oversight hearings on Afghanistan -- the  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 10 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in the Pregnancy Resource Network Conference, hosted by Hope Pregnancy Centers, a ministry of Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children located at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. This is an annual conference that includes the pregnancy centers in Oklahoma and other pro-life organizations, including 39 evangelical cen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 9, 2021: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement today after President Biden signed an Executive Order requiring Executive Branch employees and contractors to get a COVID-19 vaccine: "My family and I chose to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and I am grateful for it. "Every Oklahoman and American should have that same choice and option. Federal employees and contractors, mem  more