WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on July 29, 2022, at a hearing on the Assault Weapons Ban (H.R. 1808): * * * Our fourth hearing of the week covers a deeply partisan bill, H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. This bill constitutes the greatest attack on the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners that I have seen during my time here in Congress. Again and again this Congress, w  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on July 28, 2022, on same-day authority: * * * As delivered during tonight's hearing to waive a requirement of clause 6(a) of House Rule XIII and allow same-day authority to bring up legislation: Tonight, we are meeting for really no reason at all. Look, I might be able to understand the need for flexibility on the last week of session but give me a break. We   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. Cole voted against the legislation. "H.R. 1808 constitutes the greatest attack on the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners that I have seen during my time in Congress, and I vehemently oppose it," said Cole. "More importantly though, the Second Amen  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) yesterday joined Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Mike Kelly (D-Ariz.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Angus King (I-Maine), Marsha Blackburn (R-Te  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned the nominees for four key Department of Defense civilian positions. Witnesses included: Milancy Harris, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security; Dr. Radha Plumb, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; Brendan Owens, nominate  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 30 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and 23 Republican colleagues in introducing a broad legislative package to clarify and strengthen violent crime laws related to homicide, bank robbery, carjacking, kidnapping and other offenses. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act resolves discrepancies brought on by conflicting court decisions and clarifies congress  more