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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Friday December 17, 2021 ( 3 items )  

Rep. Lucas: Financial Services Republicans Launch Investigation Into Attempted Power Grab at FDIC
CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Earlier this week, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee opening an investigation into the unprecedented, attempted power grab by Democrats on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) Board of Directors, including Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, acting head of the Office of Comptroller  more

Sen. Lankford Wants to Know If Federal Contractors Are Verifying Workers' Legal Status With E-Verify
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, led a letter with Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), the lead Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the lead Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, that the Government Accountability  more

Sen. Lankford: Finance Republicans Raise Privacy Concerns With IRS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), along with Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) and the rest of the Finance Committee Republicans, is asking the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for information on a recent collaboration with the non-profit group Code for America (CFA), a partnership aimed at helping Americans file for Democrats' expanded child tax credits. In the letter, the Senators ra  more