WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: The month of December is marked by many holiday traditions celebrated by Americans across different backgrounds and faiths. During this Christmas and throughout this wonderful season, I am reflecting not only on the miracle and joy of the Savior's birth thousands of years ago but on the blessed gifts of hope and freedom we share as Americans. At this time of year, I am often reminded of the fight of a new nation to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) and Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a grant award totaling nearly $1.35 million to the State of Oklahoma. The funding will go toward the cost associated with replacing emergency generators at the Oklahoma Veterans Centers in Claremore, Clinton, Sulphur a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today announced, after months of holding the Biden Administration accountable for its failures to enforce the law and preserve national security at the southern border, that the Department of Homeland Security would finish several gaps in the border wall located in San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, and Del Rio. This announcement comes after Lankfor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Roger Marshall, M.D, (R-KS) led a group of colleagues in introducing the Marginal Well Protection Act to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from levying excessive methane emission fees for wells that produce less than 15 barrels of oil and less than 90 Mcf (90,000 cubic feet) of natural gas per day. Marginal wells are small, often family-owned wells with a  more