WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: A bill passed the House to rename the Owasso post office located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Okla., after Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts. T. Sgt. Roberts, from Owasso, was killed in March 2020 while deployed with the Oklahoma Air National Guard to Camp Taji in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. "Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts made the ultimate sacrifice in de  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. national debt exceeded $30 trillion this week. "It is beyond alarming that our national debt has surpassed $30 trillion and effectively doubled in just a decade," said Cole. "Continuing to endlessly spend on the national credit card and failing to enact policies to pay it down is not only irresponsible, but absolutely unsustainable.   more

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) this week announced changes to his senior staff, naming Grace Enmeier as the new District Director for Oklahoma's Third Congressional District. "I am extremely proud to announce the promotion of Grace Enmeier as the Third District's new District Director. A 5th-generation Oklahoman and proud product of Enid, Oklahoma, Grace, throughout her 4 years as a Field Representa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2022: * * * On the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas submitted a statement for the record to oppose the Democrats' partisan "America COMPETES Act," lamenting the missed opportunity to pass bipartisan bills to combat the rising influence   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, questioned witnesses at a hearing to review Small Business Administration (SBA) Entrepreneurial Development Programs and Initiatives. Witnesses included: Mr. Mark Madrid, Associate Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development; Mr. C.E. "Tee" Ro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after a closed briefing about Afghanistan with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. "We still face a lot of real challenges in Afghanistan even though our troop presence is gone. Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin spoke t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined several of his colleagues today to highlight the ongoing national security crisis at the US/Mexico border which is a direct result of the Biden Administration's lack of leadership and enforcement of US law. Last week, Lankford revisited the border in the Rio Grande Valley sector to see what progress had been made on reconstruction of the wall and re-imp  more