WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on June 24, 2022, at a hearing on the Senate amendments to Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938): * * * We're here on very short notice to consider S. 2938, which passed the Senate earlier today. Unfortunately, this measure constitutes yet another attempt by the Majority to chip away at the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. It is unfortunat  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendments to S. 2938. Cole opposed the legislation. "While this legislation contains some worthwhile provisions with bipartisan support such as funding for school security and mental health services, the bill taken in its entirety ultimately chips away at the Second Amen  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the Pro-Life Caucus, released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson. "The Supreme Court's highly anticipated opinion gives America's 50 separate and unique states and their voters the authority to determine their own policies concerning abortion, rather than unelected judges and   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement praising the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, overturning Roe v. Wade and returning the issue of abortion to the state level. "Every child deserves the right to life," said Rep. Hern. "It's our sacred responsibility not only to defend this right but ensure that mothers and children are provided with the resources t  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to S. 2938. "Many of my colleagues need a refresher on the Constitution," said Rep. Hern. "The bill we voted on today is an attack on our Second Amendment rights; it targets law-abiding citizens and takes away their right to due process. "Furthermore, it fails  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. "Oklahoma- along with a number of other states- has made it abundantly clear that life is a miracle and above all else should be protected at its earliest stages. "Throughout my time in Congress, the safeguarding of   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 2938, the U.S. Senate's gun legislation. "Oklahoma has made it clear: Oklahomans believe in the fundamental right to bear arms. Earlier this month, House Democrats rushed to eliminate the rights of law-abiding citizens, and today's legislation similarly follows suit. "Okla  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on reports that the Biden administration released Guantanamo Bay detainee Assadullah Haroon Gul to Afghanistan. "This morning, the Biden administration sent a very dangerous person back to the Taliban, which naturally welcomed him with open arms. President Bide  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) praised the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v Jackson, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade. "I am overjoyed to hear that the Supreme Court has announced its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade today," Inhofe said. "For almost 50 years, our nation has wrongly operated under the tragic belief that there is a constitutional "right" to end the lives of those who c  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following joint statement: * * * Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined more than 80 Members of Congress in releasing a bicameral joint statement, led by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY-01), calling on the Biden Administration to reverse course on its plan to erode the full and faithful implementation of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 by moving the Palestinian Affairs Unit (PAU) out of the U.  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today voted against gun legislation that could have serious implications for Americans' Second Amendment rights. "I have the utmost respect for Sen. Cornyn who negotiated this deal, but I could not vote in favor of this rushed and flawed gun bill," Inhofe said. "Not only did this legislation fail to go through regular order, but its provisions have the po  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 25 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today celebrated the biggest win for life in a generation when the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey to allow decisions about abortions to return to elected representatives. In its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Court ruled that the Constitution does not confer a right t  more