WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: Along the campaign trail and on his inauguration day, President Joe Biden promised leadership to unify the country and rebuild our economy. Unfortunately, his partisan policies and unilateral actions have been far from unifying and have instead sparked crises both at home and abroad. Before the pandemic struck, America had the best economy in the world with record low unemployment in communities across the country.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) sending a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Ways and Means Chair Neal, Department of Treasury Secretary Yellen, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Rettig to express concern with a recent IRS data collection proposal that will increase tax information reporting requirements on financial institutions. Specifically, the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to President Biden outlining his concerns with the Administration's vaccine mandates. He asked specific questions on protections for employees who request religious and medical accommodations as well as on the impact of employees with natural immunity. Lankford immediately opposed Biden's Executive Order when it was issued earlier this m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led by Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) signed a letter with 46 Republican senators promising they will not vote to increase the debt ceiling, "whether that increase comes through a stand-alone bill, a continuing resolution, or any other vehicle." A debt ceiling increase will be necessary because of Democrats' reckless tax and spending spree that will cost over $5 trillion and inc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today demanded that we protect service members from being forced to choose between their sincerely held religious beliefs and serving in our nation's military. In a letter, Lankford directly called on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to protect the First Amendment rights of our Armed Forces who cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to their sincerely hel  more