WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on June 21, 2022, at a hearing on the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act (H.R. 7666), Advanced Research Project Agency-Health Act (H.R 5585), LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 4176) and Honoring our PACT Act (H.R. 3967 ): * * * Today's hearing covers four items. Thankfully, the first two items I'll discuss are largely bipartisan and both arise  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column: Our nation is certainly experiencing challenging times. Inflation, food and goods supply chain issues and gas prices are hurting pocketbooks and putting stress on families. Felt across the country and in Oklahoma, this crisis puts a microscope on where our nation spends its money and resources. This week, the U.S. announced another military aid package to Ukraine, which concerned some due to our nation's exis  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today applauded a Supreme Court 6-3 ruling in Carson v. Makin. This case builds upon past Supreme Court rulings, including Trinity Lutheran v. Comer and Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue that have upheld the free exercise of religion. This case examined whether Maine violated the religion clauses of the United States Constitution by prohibiting famili  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) led a group of their colleagues to demand answers from the CEO of TikTok on their disinformation practices in Russia. Specifically, Lankford and his colleagues want answers on why TikTok caved to the Kremlin and banned users from Russia from seeing any content other than Russian state-approved media, creating an information blackout. "Rece  more