WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks at a hearing on the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act (H.R. 2377) and Protecting Our Kids Act (H.R. 7910): * * * Today's hearing covers two items, both of which are packages of gun control bills. Before I continue, I would like to express my deep shock and horror particularly at the event two weeks ago in Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two teache  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement ahead of the funeral service for Dr. Preston Phillips, one of the four people murdered earlier this month in a mass shooting at a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "This weekend, family, friends, and loved ones will gather to honor the memory of Dr. Preston Phillips. A beloved member of his community, and a man who de  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Sen Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) led the introduction of the Keep Our Communities Safe Act, legislation that would close the legal loophole that requires immigration authorities to release back into the United States illegal aliens who have not been accepted for deportation to other countries after being detained for six months - a practice also referred to as "catch and release.  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 11 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on June 10, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and 31 of his colleagues today pushed back on a proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would place unworkable climate disclosure regulations on farmers, ranchers and agriculture producers. The Senators' called on the SEC to rescind the overreaching proposal, which would require publicly-traded companies to  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 11 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined with 25 Senate colleagues in urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to provide Congress, patients, and providers additional insight into the Department's plans for transitioning out of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The letter specifically requests information on how changes in temporary, pandemic  more