WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) along with Reps. Kevin Hern (OK-01), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Frank Lucas (OK-03), Tom Cole (OK-04) and Stephanie Bice (OK-05) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Michael Regan, urging him to extend the public comment period by 60-days for the EPA's proposed rule to directly regulate m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Rep. Sharice Davids issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4352, to reaffirm the trust status of tribal trust lands. Cole and McCollum are the original sponsors of the bill. Introduced in the House every Congress over the last decade, the legislation ensures that existing tribal lands cont  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) along with Reps. Kevin Hern (OK-01), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Frank Lucas (OK-03), Tom Cole (OK-04) and Stephanie Bice (OK-05) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Michael Regan, urging him to extend the public comment period by 60-days for the EPA's proposed rule to directly regu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough after learning that the VA continues to seek closure of the VA clinic facility in Vinita, OK, without reaching out to tribal or community leaders about the closure despite the clinic's use in the area. The nearest facility if the clinic closes, would  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), along with U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01), Frank Lucas (OK-03), Tom Cole (OK-04), and Stephanie Bice (OK-05), sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Michael Regan, urging him to extend the public comment period by 60-days for the EP  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and all of their Republican colleagues on the committee to introduce the Section 401 Certification Act, legislation codifying the Trump administration's 2020 Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Certification Rule (401 Rule). Specifically, th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) was recognized as the Students For Life Pro-Life Generation Leader of the Month of November for his consistent, dedicated work on Capitol Hill to defend life inside and outside the womb. "Those of us in the pro-life movement understand, and the science agrees, that every life, born or unborn, has value," said Lankford. "The right to life is the most basic human right of all.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today stood firmly with the Oklahoma National Guard and Guard members around the nation and called for a vote on the Senate floor to offer his amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard because of thei  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Representative Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough after learning that the VA continues to seek closure of the VA clinic facility in Vinita, OK, without reaching out to tribal or community leaders about the closure despite the clinic's use in the area. The nearest facility if the clinic closes, woul  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Braun (R-IN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing their concern that the US Department of Defense (DoD)'s  more