| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Friday October 29, 2021 ( 6 items ) |
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Ranking Member Cole Issues Statement on Build Back Better Act
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following statement at an Oct. 28, 2021, hearing on the committee print to replace the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376):
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To be completely candid, I have no idea what we are doing here today. And I'm not certain my colleagues on the other side of the dais do either.
For the last several months, Democrats have run around in circles trying to unify their caucus with their
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Sen. Inhofe Questions EPA Nominee on Commitment to Advancing Oklahoma Water Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses at a hearing to consider President Biden's nominees for positions at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission.
Witnesses included: Christopher Frey, nominee to be the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development at the Environmenta
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Sen. Lankford Calls Out Biden's DoD for Denying Military Members Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) slammed President Joe Biden and Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for not responding to a letter he sent in September calling on Austin to protect service members from being forced to choose between their sincerely held religious beliefs and serving in our nation's military. Lankford's response today comes as recent protests at major shipyards have said they will w
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Sens. Lankford, Cruz, Colleagues Submit Amicus Brief in Support of Colorado Christian Business Owner's Right to Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in a bicameral amicus brief with their Republican colleagues in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, calling for the Supreme Court to review a circuit court decision that prohibits a Colorado business owner from exercising her free speech and religious liberty rights.
"The government should never have the power to compel speech or threaten A
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Sens. Lankford, Daines Celebrate 1st Anniversary of Geneva Consensus Declaration
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2021:
Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) today introduced a resolution to celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Consensus Declaration by a coalition of now 36 countries, making a shared commitment to defending life, the family, and national sovereignty.
"One year ago, President Trump led more than 32 countries, representing 1.6 billion people from eve
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Sens. Lankford, Portman, Rounds Request DHS OIG Review of TSA's Security Directives on Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) requesting a review of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) two recently released pipeline-focused security directives on cybersecurity--"SD-01" and "SD-02", and forthcoming security directives applicable to rail and air o
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