WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on July 27, 2022, at a hearing on the CHIPS-Plus bill (H.R. 4346): * * * Today's hearing covers the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4346, what is now being called the CHIPS-Plus bill. As anyone who has observed this process knows, the road to get us to this point has been a long, winding and frequently frustrating one. Earlier this year, Democratic leadership consid  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on July 27, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today voted in opposition to H.R.4346, the CHIPS-Plus Act, a bill promoting legislation previously included within the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, because it excludes adequate funding for defense. "While I will always support increasing American competitiveness, this bill boosting funding for the American semiconductor manufacturing sector all  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on July 27, 2022: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued a statement following the latest version of the "China bill" known as CHIPS Plus passed the Senate. "America needs to bring manufacturing, especially high-tech manufacturing, home, but this bill ignores critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, and many other national security priorities. Not only does this bill address only one part of the American man  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led an oversight hearing titled, "Oversight Hearing on Select Provisions of the 1866 Reconstruction Treaties Between the United States and Oklahoma Tribes." In his opening statement, Schatz explained his reason for holding the hearing. "For the first time in the history  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on July 27, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and their colleagues to send a letter to the Department of Justice after Iranians with direct links to the country's most prominent designated terrorist organization were detained in Argentina early last month. The Biden Administration has refused to provide key Argentinian law enforcement officials information conf  more