WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term continuing resolution that funds the federal government at fiscal year 2021 levels until December 3, 2021. Cole supported the legislation. "While a continuing resolution is never ideal, a government shutdown is a far worse alternati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas praised a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to have its draft formaldehyde assessment reviewed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The EPA's decision follows an agency commitment resulting   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), spoke with the State Chamber of Oklahoma and Tulsa Chamber during their annual fly-in trip to Washington. The group discussed a number of topics, including Inhofe's work to fight against the Biden administration's radical, socialist agenda and his continued efforts to uphold Oklahoma values in Congress. "It is always a pleasure to visit with the Oklahom  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2021: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement after the Democrats' continuing resolution (CR) passed the Senate. While the latest version does not include raising the debt ceiling, Lankford has been clear that we must make real reforms to address Congress's spending process and our ballooning national debt, and this bill does not do that: "Today is the annual deadline  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: In response to the harmful tax penalties for married couples included in the Democrats' "Human Infrastructure" bill, Senator James Lankford (R-OK), led by Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), today sent a letter along with several of their colleagues urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) to remove any proposals that would discourage marr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today led his colleagues in a letter urging President Biden to hold Turkey's President Erdogan accountable for his recent efforts to disenfranchise Turkey's Kurdish population, undercut political pluralism in the country, and tighten his grip on power through anti-democratic means. The Senators wrote, "We write with deep concern regarding the Turkish Constit  more