WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Congresswoman Bice introduced a resolution honoring the USS Oklahoma City, its crew, and its military service. The USS Oklahoma was a nuclear-powered Los Angeles- class attack submarine that was in service since 1985. The submarine served in the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and throughout the Pacific and was home to a 140-person crew. The USS Oklahoma City had its decommissioning ceremony on  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, June 2 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement recognizing the 101st Anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. "Yesterday and today mark the somber anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. This horrific event destroyed countless lives on Black Wall Street & laid waste to a thriving community" said Rep. Hern. "More than a century later, we still have a long way to go  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 1, 2022: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today offered the following statement on the 101st anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that took hundreds of lives and left almost all of North Tulsa in ashes. "The 31st of May and the 1st of June mark a time of solemn remembrance in our state and nation after the events of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre left a community in ruins. "The   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 1, 2022: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) released the following statement after the tragic shooting at a St. Francis Health System Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "Cindy and I are heartbroken to hear the devastating news out of Tulsa this evening. We are praying for the families of the lives that were taken far too soon and for a full recovery for those who were injured today. "It is h  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on June 1, 2022: US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Republican members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) sent a letter to Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Lawrence Tabak requesting information on disclosures of royalty payments made by third-party providers to NIH employees. Lankford was joined by Senators Rand Pau  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on June 1, 2022: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT), today led a letter with 46 other pro-life senators to send a unified message to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer pledging that they will vote to block any bill that would undermine the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion, or any other pro-life protections. "We write to express our unwav  more