WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: The activity during the first session of the 117th Congress last year was unfortunately marked by partisanship and political games. Controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House, Democrats focused primarily on advancing radical and expensive policy items, irresponsibly neglecting to complete basic functions of Congress or to address actual challenges facing the American people. Indeed, going into the secon  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement on Senator Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) threat to override Senate rules to bend to his progressive legislative agenda. "Schumer's threat to change the rules of the Senate unless he gets his way is not just a temper tantrum; it is a threat to our Republic. For over two centuries, the Senate is the one place in our government where mino  more