WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column: One of my cardinal rules in politics is to never offer anyone unsolicited political advice. It is seldom taken and usually resented. But for once I am going to break that rule and offer President Joe Biden my thoughts on what he ought to say in tomorrow night's State of the Union address: Dear Mr. President, By happenstance, your State of the Union address comes at a time when the leader of Russia, Vladimir   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) announced the introduction of H.R. 6845, the Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act, to support commercial remote sensing activities in the U.S. The bill renews an expired requirement for the   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the latest in Ukraine. "As the Ukrainian military bravely pushes back against Putin's unprovoked, unwarranted aggression, I continue to pray for the safety of the Ukrainian people and stand strongly with Ukraine's right to defend its territorial sovereignty. I also call on President  more

ORLANDO, Oklahoma, Feb. 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Fox News and Newsmax today live from CPAC to discuss the immediate need for the US to ramp up oil and gas production to stifle Russian sales, which are funding Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Excerpt: Newsmax Is opening up the Keystone Pipeline, is that the solve? Lankford: he (Biden) is so busy pleasing the environmental left and suddenly all   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer. "Judge Jackson will be treated fairly and respectfully as she goes through the process. "It is imperative we have justices wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following floor statement on Feb. 28, 2022: * * * U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Senator Jim Inhofe. "Last week, our distinguished colleague the senior Senator for Oklahoma, the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, announced he'll retire from the Senate at the end of this Congress. "By this autumn, Senator J  more