WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks at a Nov. 3, 2021, hearing on the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376): * * * As delivered during today's hearing on a new Rules Committee Print to replace H.R. 5376: It may be a new day, but we are in the exact same spot as we were last Thursday. I am still flummoxed by what we are doing here. I reiterate what I said last week, Mr. Chairman. The Rules Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement during a Nov. 4, 2021, House Rules Committee hearing on the Build Back Better Act: * ** Thank you for allowing me to speak today, Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole. Earlier this year, I spoke to this Committee ahead of the House vote on the first trillion-dollar reconciliation package. Then, I told you that the Science Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the Senate adjourned for a state work week without making any progress on this year's National Defense Authorization Act: "Even though the National Defense Authorization Act is bipartisan and fulfills Congress's most important duties -- to provide for the common defense   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today opposed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021,(also known as S.4). Lankford has been outspoken that Democrats' attempt to federalize our elections comes with significantnegative consequences for our nation's free and fair elections. The procedural vote to move forward to debate the bill failed by a vote of 50-49. "This is the same song   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) offered several amendments to the Senate's Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual bill to authorize funding for our military and related services. Included in his amendments were provisions to retain skilled veterans in our workforce, and non-competitive eligibility for high-performing civilian provisions to create more flexibility in temporary   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced the Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act, legislation to ensure an individual's cost basis in a capital asset receives the same fair and equitable tax treatment as other provisions of the tax code by indexing the basis for inflation. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation has increased 5.4 percent from Sept  more