WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Dec. 7, 2021, during the consideration of a resolution (H.Res. 838) that will provide a rule for the Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R. 5314), the House amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2022 (S. 1605) and the House amendment to a bill (S. 610) that addresses Medicare sequestration: * * * Today's rule covers three items. I'l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks at a Dec. 7, 2021, hearing hearing providing for consideration of the Protecting Our Democracy Act (H.R. 5314), the House amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2022 (S. 1605) and the House amendment to a bill (S. 610) that addresses Medicare sequestration: * * * As delivered during today's hearing providing for consideration of H.R. 5314  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) joined Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-06), Mike Thompson (CA-05), and Mike Kelly (PA-16) this week in introducing the Access to Rare Indications Act. This legislation would allow patients suffering from rare diseases, and relying on Medicare part D, to access coverage for potentially lifesaving, off-label treatment that they would not otherwise have access to. Specifically, i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting against the House Amendment to S. 610, the Sequestration, PAYGO, and Debt Limit Package. "This package does nothing but pave the way for more reckless spending from the Democrats and it is unacceptable that they have chosen funding their socialist wish list over Medicare," Mullin said. "Republicans have worked in good f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. Mullin voted for the legislation. "The men and women of our armed forces put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms and it is our responsibility to keep our commitment to them," Mullin said. "I was proud to support this legislation that provides t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) applauded the Senate confirmation of Jessica Rosenworcel to continue as the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). "I am glad to see the Senate re-confirm Jessica Rosenworcel to the FCC where she will serve as chair," Inhofe said. "I appreciate the opportunity to have worked with her on the reconsideration of the flawed Ligado Order. Its reconsideration is v  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: After the leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released his top successes from this year's legislation. "I'm proud to have worked with my colleagues to produce a bipartisan, bicameral National De  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- 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 receiving a classified briefing from Department of Defense officials on Russia's military buildup and possible invasion of Ukraine: "Today's briefing was classified and while I cannot comment on the specifics of what we learned, as I said in my floor speech last month,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released a statement urging his colleagues to vote against discharging the Joint Resolution of Disapproval for arms sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "As Iran continues to support terrorist proxies and pursue its goal of regional dominance -- and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) released the following statement after voting against Chris Magnus to be the next commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). "It is clear that Chris Magnus is the wrong choice for CBP commissioner and I couldn't vote for him today. Magnus has refused to admit we have a crisis on our southern border, has a record defending sanctuary cities and was a vocal   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Representative Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the text of an agreement they have reached on the N  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), on which he serves as a commissioner, entitled, "How China Uses Economic Coercion to Silence Critics and Achieve its Political Aims Globally." Lankford's questions focused on China's international economic coercion attempts and how the US can continue to counter the commu  more