WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) led a letter with every Republican member of the Ways and Means Committee to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her to work with Congress to protect US competitiveness and American jobs. Joining Rep. Hern on the letter are: Ranking Member Kevin Brady (TX-08), Representatives Vern Buchannan (FL-16), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Tom Reed (NY-23), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Jason Smith (  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and 23 of his House Republican colleagues recently sent a letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to increase the number of available USDA inspectors. The Members expressed disapproval of President Biden's current plan, citing the need for long-term solutions to help address rising meat prices and allow small and independent processo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Ahead of the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) reaffirmed his full support for protecting the lives of the unborn. "Every human life is precious," said Mullin. "As a father of six, I cannot express enough how precious the lives of innocent children are. From the moment of conception, each child is worthy of life and protection from harm. As Democrats in Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: Representatives Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Sara Jacobs (CA-53) introduced H.R. 6436, the "Workforce and Education Partnership Act". After suffering through the pandemic and our current economic downturn, many employers are struggling to find qualified employees to fill open positions. Toward the end of 2021, the U.S. had nearly 11 million unfilled job openings, with an unemployment rate   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), member of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, has supported 25 pro-life bills this Congress to mark the annual March for Life this week. He also co-sponsored a resolution recognizing January 22, 2022 as a 'Day of Tears' for the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. "Under the Trump administration, we made significant progress in our fight for life," said Inhofe. "  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to the chairman of the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) after being made aware that the independent commission is using data from political and activist resources. The EAC is supposed to be an independent, bipartisan commission charged with providing resources for free and fair elections by voting or by volunteering. Lankford wrote  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee to relocate the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in response to China's refusal to acknowledge and stop their egregious human rights abuses. These abuses include genocide, forced labor, and crimes against humanity as a direct attempt to forcibly "assimilate," or eventually eliminat  more