WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman, and Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking member, of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following joint news release: Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) sent a letter to President Biden expressing their concerns regarding the Administration's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for commercial space accident investigation that was issued by the National T  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member, and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman, of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following joint news release: Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) sent a letter to President Biden expressing their concerns regarding the Administration's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for commercial space accident investigation that was issued by the  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) joins Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee as an original cosponsor of the Protecting American Innovation Act led by Trade Subcommittee Republican Leader Adrian Smith (NE-03) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Vern Buchanan (FL-16). This legislation is meant to prevent the White House from dismantling American innovation and handing over U.S. intellectua  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), the longest-serving Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, today introduced H.R. 7411- the Ostracize China Act. The bill would, upon notice to Congress from the President of the United States declaring any threat to the people on Taiwan, exclude government officials of the Chinese Communist Party from financial and intergovernmental forums. "The greatest gener  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Yesterday, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Representatives Tom Emmer (MN-06), Pete Pete Stauber (MN-08), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Greg Murphy (NC-03) and Jodey Arrington (TX-19) in sending a letter to President Biden urging action on rising fertilizer prices. "Rising fertilizer prices are placing a tremendous burden on farming communities across the country and Oklahoma. Whether i  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) today questioned U.S. Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system. Lucas voiced his concern that the vast and rushed agenda at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could threaten market liquidity as the U.S. navigates through economic uncertainty. Lucas also question Secre  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, at a hearing entitled the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed 2023 Budget. Inhofe: The Reagan administration - well first of all, let me thank you for the time you and I have spent together   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on April 6, 2022: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today cautioned against the Biden administration's moves to throttle the production of American oil and gas, especially as Louisianians are suffering under historic inflation and rising gas prices. Below are Kennedy's remarks. "As I have said before, the problem is that the oil is in Louisiana, and Texas, and Oklahoma, and Kansas, and North Dakota, and Alaska and in   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter today to the Chief Executive Officer of Google Sundar Pichai regarding YouTube's removal of videos from the Conservative Political Action Conference's (CPAC) channel. YouTube, which is owned by Google, claims the videos contain "misleading information" but did not disclose what information was "misleading" to CPAC. Lankford participated in a pan  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today stood up for traditional US energy production and for Oklahoma families who continue to pay almost a dollar more for gasoline at the pump compared to last year. Lankford led a Senate Republican press conference today and said that Biden's progressive anti-energy policies are to blame for the high prices at the pump, not just Putin's war. Lankford offere  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, led an amicus brief at the 11th Circuit Court, arguing that President Biden's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) unconstitutionally blocks states from lowering taxes. "If the Tax Mandate is unambiguous, it amounts to an impermissible assault on the States' sovereignty," write the senators  more