WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor statement on Oct. 22, 2021: * * * During remarks delivered on the House floor yesterday, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) urged Democrats to allow consideration of legislation he cosponsored, H.R. 5586, the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act. The bill would prohibit the implementation of a Democratic proposal that would authorize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to require financial institutions to report privat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Following an announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that individuals can mix and match booster shots, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas joined Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jay Obernolte in a letter requesting clarifi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today announced the hire of Laramie Cochran as Field Representative for southeast Oklahoma. Her job as Field Representative is to travel across southeast Oklahoma to hear community needs and work with all Oklahomans to solve federal issues. "I'm grateful for Laramie's commitment to southeast Oklahoma and her tenacity to solve tough federal issues," said Lank  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) responded after the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told the public that it has encountered the highest number of illegal border crossers in recorded history. CBP stated that it encountered 1.7 million people in FY 2021 from 149 countries, the majority of which crossed the border after Biden's inauguration. This year alone, CBP set 20-year records for encountering the hig  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) in introducing the bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act, legislation to create a permanent buffalo program at the U.S. Department of the Interior and help promote and develop tribal capacity to manage buffalo. "The   more