WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Inflation hit a new 40-year high at 9.1%. The average price of gasoline nationwide is $4.61. In gasoline costs alone, Americans are estimated to be paying an additional $5,000 more a year than last year. The commonsense solution to curb rising fuel costs should be to increase American domestic energy production. Instead, the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats are curtailing our production o  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK) released the following statement on the House passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. "I am proud that this year's National Defense Authorization Act, which includes many provisions that will directly benefit Oklahoma's Fifth Congressional District, has passed the full House. "This legislation supports our military and increases our strate  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column: Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023. Indeed, authorizing and then appropriating funding for our national defense is of the greatest importance to our nation and to the world, and I am proud of the consensus reached and bipartisan cooperation that marked the authorization process in the House. While President Bide  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) recently sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and President and CEO of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (Authority) Lisa Lazarus to voice concern with the Authority's dereliction of duties under the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA). Mullin highlights the undue burden placed on the industry in Oklahoma and urge  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representatives Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) introduced The National Mesonet Authorization Act. This legislation would increase the overall coverage and accuracy of our current National Mesonet program, which is critical in providing reliable, real-time observation capabilities for the physical environment that enhances prediction, preparedness, and response strategies to severe weather eve  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today announced they have filed S. 4543, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA). "As the world grows more dangerous, I can't think of a more necessary bill to debate and pass than the National Defense Authorization Act," Inhofe s  more