WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following joint statement on March 8, 2022, with Reps. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, and Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma: * * * House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) issued the following statement after the national average gas price hit an all-time high of $4.173 per gallon. "President Biden's anti-American energy policies have now caused Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced a U.S. embargo on purchase of Russian oil. "Amid Vladimir Putin's ongoing and unprovoked war against the Ukrainian people, the United States and our allies should have no part in feeding the coffers of an unhinged dictator. Indeed, President Joe Biden should do everything in his power to cut off any funding st  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after President Biden announced an embargo on Russian oil. "Biden's embargo on Russian oil must be partnered with an immediate reversal of his anti-American energy policies," said Rep. Hern. "Oklahoma companies are ready and willing to provide oil and gas to the American people, but Biden handcuffed them on Day 1 of his presidency. Instead o  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after President Biden announced the ban on Russian energy imports. "Today, President Biden took the extraordinary step banning Russian energy imports to the United States. Americans and people around the globe have witnessed Vladimir Putin's reckless invasion of Ukraine, which has taken the lives of countless innocent Ukrainians and caused  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) pressed the Intelligence Community on the role that American energy plays in global stabilization and national security during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing today. Mullin questioned the Biden Administration's decision to engage with Venezuelan President Maduro considering Maduro's strong ties with Putin. "We sent individ  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following joint statement: * * * House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) issued the following statement after the national average gas price hit an all-time high of $4.173 per gallon. "President Biden's anti-American energy policies have now caused American families to pay more for gas than at any other time in U.S. history. The week Biden was  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today submitted the following remarks for the record at a SASC hearing to receive testimony on United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program. Admiral Charles Richard, Comma  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee with jurisdiction over the United States Postal Service, today voted against the so-called "postal reform" bill. "Major reform of the Postal Service is long overdue, but it has to be right. I could not be more grateful to the thousands of postal employees who work long hours in toug  more