WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column: Famously displayed on the desk of former President Harry S. Truman and often used by President Joe Biden both in office and on the campaign trail is the motto "The Buck Stops Here," meant to exemplify one of the most important attributes that leaders at all levels need to possess: accountability. Nowhere is this more important, and currently lacking, than in the Office of the President of the United States as  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the passing of his dear friend and colleague, Congressman Don Young of Alaska. "It was with great sorrow and sadness that I learned of the passing of the 'Dean of the House,' Representative Don Young of Alaska. "Like every other Member of Congress in both chambers, I have spent my entire career in the House serving with Don Young. To me,  more

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, March 22 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska). "For more than 17,900 days, Don Young wasn't just a part of the institution of Congress- he was an institution of his own right. With a larger-than-life personality- with that all too well known Don Young gruff- and a heart that was as big as the state of Alaska, the Dean exempli  more

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, March 22 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement today after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a proposed rule requiring climate-related disclosures by public companies: "The Biden Administration's efforts to use financial regulation to implement a climate agenda manifested itself today at the SEC, striking a blow to the SEC's reputation as an independent re  more