WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced recent staff changes, including promotions and hires, in his D.C. office. Shane Hand has been promoted to Legislative Director. An experienced Capitol Hill policy professional and a member of Cole's staff for three years, he most recently held the position of Senior Policy Advisor, Health, specializing closely on health issues and advising Cole on a variety of other polic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) highlighted the benefits of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields program to rural and Tribal communities during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing today. Mullin reaffirmed his support for this program and its ability to revitalize these areas through safe repurposing of once-contamina  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) pressed the Biden Administration on the allocation of National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) broadband funds during an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing today. Mullin reiterated the need for broadband access in rural communities, like the Second District. "My district in Oklahoma is the least conne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following opening remarks on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today delivered opening remarks at a SASC hearing to consider the nominations of: Franklin Parker to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Dr. Agnes Schaefer to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Dr. Ravi Chaudhary to be Assista  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today questioned the witnesses at a SASC hearing to consider the nominations of: Franklin Parker to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Dr. Agnes Schaefer to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Dr. Ravi Chaudhary to be Assistant S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses at a hearing titled the Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Challenges and Opportunities. Witnesses included: Cory-Ann Wind, Oregon Clean Fuels Program Manager, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality; Emily Skor, Chief Exec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued a statement on the third fiscal year 2022 continuing resolution to extend federal spending until March 11, 2022: "Since September, we have been fighting for Congress to actually do its job to fund the government the right way. Here we are--the middle of February--still trying to discuss funding the government for this fiscal year. It's time for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), along with Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and their colleagues, sent a letter to notify senators that they will not grant consent to expedite passage of a Continuing Resolution to fund the government without a roll call vote on an amendment to defund the enforcement of the Biden vaccine mandates. Lankford has taken steps to stop or block every part of Biden's vaccine mandates. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today warned that Russian aggression on the border with Ukraine and military posturing in general should be taken seriously. He shared his support for helping the Ukrainian people defend themselves amid an escalating situation developing on their border that Russia is trying to pretend is nothing. Lankford has consistently called out President Biden's failed   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Rick Scott (R-FL) along with 44 of their colleagues sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland seeking assurances that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will continue to respect the prosecutorial independence of Special Counsel John Durham and his staff, while also ensuring he is provided all resources necessary to fully, thoroughly, and completely pursue the invest  more