WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on May 17, 2022, at a hearing on the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 350): * * * We're back this morning on an additional item: H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022. A similar piece of legislation passed the House two years ago under suspension of the rules. Yet the fact that we are meeting on it today underscores the fact that circu  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on May 17, 2022, at a hearing on the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 7790): * * * We're here again on yet another additional item: H.R. 7790, the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act. As with every crisis Democrats are trying to respond to this week, this bill is yet another case of creating the appearance of responding without ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on May 16, 2022, at a hearing on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (H.R. 7309) and Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688): * * * Our hearing today covers two items. The first I'll discuss is H.R. 7309, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022. Unfortunately, today's hearing represents yet another missed opportunity for bi  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, acting Republican leader on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: Today in a Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing, Ways and Means Republicans emphasized the importance of removing barriers to high-quality service at the Social Security Administration (SSA) so that Americans can get the help they deserve. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) responded to Democrats' calls fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, acting Republican leader on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: In opening remarks for a Social Security Subcommittee hearing, acting Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) emphasized that Americans are struggling to access crucial Social Security services and assistance, and Ways and Means Republicans seeking to help are left waiting by the Social Security Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to urge them to allow sailors separated from the US Navy for deciding not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and who were not granted a religious accommodation to return to service. His letter comes after a court's preliminary injunction blocked the Navy from continuing it  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and their colleagues to introduce a resolution calling on the Biden Administration to work with Congress to develop a plan to combat the rise in crime and crisis at the southern border. The resolution comes as the nation honors National Police Week. "Around the country, we're seeing violent crime like homicide, theft, arson, and vandal  more