WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks at a April 27, 2022, hearing on Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 (S. 3522): * * * Today's hearing covers a single bill, which I expect will have broad bipartisan support. S. 3522 is known as the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022. Like the famous Lend-Lease program from World War II, when the United States served as the arsenal of  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * "Since Vladimir Putin's ruthless and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine two months ago, the Ukrainian people have bravely fought to defend their homeland and their democracy. "But they need more support to finish the job, and the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act would deliver, ensuring that defense articles such as weapons, munitions, food, fuel and many other necessary supplies are expeditiously pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and the Science Committee's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Ranking Member Jay Obernolte   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) introduced a bill to codify President Trump's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reform from July 2020. The "Stop NEPA Expansion Act" comes in response to the Biden Administration's decision to roll back the Trump Administration's successful modernization of these outdated laws and streamlined permitting process for producers. The Trump-era reform included sh  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on April 28, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the committee received a classified briefing from Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on the 2022 National Defense Strategy. "I'm encouraged by what I've heard from this administration so far on its new National Defense Strategy, and I appreciated the   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today announced that he will offer a Motion to Instruct (MTI) conferees to the so-called "China bill" that would require any deal with Iran to address Chinese purchases of Iranian oil, along with Iran's nuclear proliferation, ballistic missile development, and support for terrorism. The MTI would also prohibit the President from lifting the Foreign Terroris  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Republican members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) to demand information from Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman regarding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that were illegally obtained and received by Planned Parenthood affiliates across the United States. "On Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on April 28, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Oklahoma six-week abortion ban, which uses a Texas-style enforcement mechanism allowing for civil lawsuits against anyone who "aids or abets" an abortion. The law will  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) along with 16 colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval today to prohibit President Biden's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from implementing a new rule to expand firearm definitions. Joining Lankford and Cruz are Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Steve D  more