WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) joined Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) yesterday in introducing the "Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals" (MAP) Act to combat counterfeit pharmaceuticals. This bipartisan legislation will require on-dose identifiers on controlled substances to ensure the authenticity of essential medicines and enhance the security of the U.S. supply chain. Too often, pharmaceuticals f  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following opening remarks on May 3, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today gave opening remarks on the weaknesses in President Biden's fiscal year 2023 budget request for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, commenting on the military's lack of preparedness in the face of growing threats from inflation and China. Inhofe: Thank you Mr. Chairman. We join you in welc  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, praised the unanimous committee passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 and announced provisions in the legislation that will benefit Oklahoma. "The EPW Committee has passed the fifth consecutive two-year water resources bill, continuing Congress' regular consideration and priori  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 3, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today questioned Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on accelerating the critical production of military aircraft. Inhofe: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a couple questions that are very similar to what the Chairman has asked, but gives you a chance to go in a little deeper if you want to do   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following joint statement on May 4, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the Department of Defense responded to their March 17, 2022, letter. The letter requested detailed information on the effects of record inflation on the Department's budget. "We appreciate the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today took Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to task on the DHS new invention, the "Disinformation Governance Board. In a hearing in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) entitled, "Resources and Authorities Needed to Protect and Secure the Homeland," Lankford questioned Mayorkas about why the Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) spoke on the Senate floor today on his 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 Terrorist Or  more