WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), today sent a letter to Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd Austin, again urging him to suspend the vaccine mandate for the men and women of the armed forces. Inhofe wrote: "Right now, the military's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is completely at odds with common sense. He continued: "It is time to suspend the vaccine requirement and adjust th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following opening remarks on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today delivered opening remarks at a SASC hearing to consider the nominations of: Robert Storch to be Department of Defense Inspector General; Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; Christopher Lowman to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment; a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 15, 2022: * * * Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Senate Republican Whip John Thune, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Jack Reed and Jim Inhofe, Senate Banking Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown and Pat Toomey, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman and Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden administration's new Indo-Pacific strategy. "The Biden administration's approach to the Indo-Pacific leaves a lot to be desired. "On process, it's a curious choice to release this document ahead of the delayed National Security Strategy and Nati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today questioned witnesses at a SASC hearing to consider the nominations of: Robert Storch to be Department of Defense Inspector General; Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; Christopher Lowman to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment; an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) opposed the confirmation of Robert Califf to be the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Robert Califf is the wrong choice to lead the FDA and I couldn't vote for his confirmation today," Inhofe said. "Under Califf's leadership at the FDA during the Obama administration, the department reduced reporting requirements on abortion pi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: As threats from China and Russia grew, readiness took a back seat to the Biden administration's progressive agenda, with service members spending the equivalent of 672 years on extremism and DEI trainings last year U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, and 11 Republican members of the committee today released data from the Department of Defense   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: The Office of Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today released the latest episode of The Breakdown with James Lankford. Lankford is joined by former Deputy National Security Advisor and expert on China Matt Pottinger. Lankford introduced the Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act (https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-kaine-defend-open-internet-in-hong-kong), w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today opposed the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to serve as the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Califf previously held the position under President Obama. "I am deeply concerned about President Biden's decision to once again place someone in a health care-related role who openly pushes for more abortion, including mail-order chemica  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to lead their Republican colleagues in introducing the Never Yielding Europe's Territory (NYET) Act to provide the critical support Ukraine needs to defend itself and deter Russian aggression today, while imposing real costs on the Kremlin for its ongoing and potential   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: In light of high and accelerating inflation, Senator Lankford (R-OK), along with Senate Finance Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), are asking the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for detailed information on the harmful effects inflation has on the federal budget. As inflation continues to hammer pocketbooks of Americans, it also eats up fiscal space by increasing deficits and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined by 24 of their Senate colleagues, introduced a resolution in support of re-opening the US Capitol Building and Senate office buildings to public visitation under pre-COVID policies. "We are a government for the people and by the people. The people should be able to access the offices of their elected officials. It is time to reopen the Senate  more