WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Recently, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined in introducing the Truckers Responding At National Shipping Ports Overcoming Retail Turmoil (TRANSPORT) Act, sponsored by Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01). The legislation would require the Secretary of Transportation to relieve congested ports during either a national state of emergency or when ports are congested by 50 percent or more. "Our nation is facing   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Today at a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology markup, the Committee unanimously passed two bipartisan bills: H.R. 5324, the NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Modernization Act of 2021 and H.R. 1437, the PRECIP Act , both as amended. The NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Modernization Act is spo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the Department of State confirmed that the Russian Federation conducted an anti-satellite missile test that generated debris jeopardizing American assets in space: "Putin's reckless behavior continues. On the heels of his aggressive military buildup at   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is continuing his thorough, methodical review of the disastrous United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, sending Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin a second letter requesting detailed information related to how the Department of Defense is handling refugees and responding to new terrorism threats from the country. "A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas after evidence surfaced that contradicted the testimony Mayorkas gave while Lankford questioned him during a Senate Homeland Security hearing in September 2021. Mayorkas testified that ICE would enforce the law and deport individuals who received a "Notice to Report" but did not report t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing to discuss the impact of the Biden Administration's policies on traditional energy taking an abrupt backseat to unpredictable renewables, particularly while Americans are already feeling the effects of rising inflation and projected skyrocketing costs to heat homes this winter. Lankford's Q&  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: The United States Senate today filed cloture on a motion to proceed on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. On Wednesday, the Senate will vote on cloture on the motion. If cloture is invoked, the Senate will subsequently vote on a motion to proceed to floor debate. SASC Ranking Member Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) released the following statement on the Senate's pro  more