WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column: Last week Vladimir Putin increased his ruthless invasion of Ukraine and gained de facto control over a major city in the country, demonstrating that this unhinged dictator has no intention of letting up. Such outrageous and despicable actions must be met with the most severe and immediate response available to the President of the United States and our NATO allied leaders. Unfortunately, President Joe Biden ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Recently, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, and members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to unleash American energy. The letter outlines the actions taken by the Biden Administration that have been h  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on March 7, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the closure and defueling of Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage in Honolulu, Hawaii. The announcement comes after a large spill of jet fuel from a fire suppression drain line, believed to be the result of human error,   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operation and Border Management, sent a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) regarding a recently obtained sworn affidavit from July 2021, in which a Houston Community College police officer documented alleg  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Rick Scott (R-FL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Braun (R-IN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Rand Paul (R-KY) sent a letter in defense of Americans targeted by President Biden's vaccine mandates, making clear in a letter to colleagues they will not consent to expedited passage of a funding bi  more