WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment issued the following written statement by George W. Braly, head of engineering for General Aviation Modifications Inc., involving a hybrid hearing on July 28, 2022, entitled "Toxic Air: How Leaded Aviation Fuel Is Poisoning America's Children": * * * My name is George Braly. I am the Head of Engineering for General Aviation Modifications, Inc. (GAMI). I submit this written statement as my sworn testimony in this   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) recently introduced HR 8566, the Withholding Illegal Revenue Entering Drug Markets (WIRED) Act, to the House of Representatives. Based on a similar policy enacted by the state of Oklahoma, HR 8566 imposes a 5% fee on remittances out of the United States, with the intention of penalizing illicit activity, such as drug and human smuggling. U.S. citizens who wire money out   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and an April 29, 2022, letter: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-08) recently introduced H. Res. 1269 in response to the Biden Administration's global tax mandate. The resolution instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide models and reports about the effect of global tax agreements on the economy; specifically, its effects on U.S. ta  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act, legislation to prevent contraband cellphone use in federal and state prison facilities by allowing state and federal prisons to use cell phone jamming systems. Senators James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2022, with 25 senators: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and 25 of his colleagues--including Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Steve Daines (R-Mon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2022: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today supported adding Finland and Sweden to NATO. "Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reminded the world that there are still leaders of nations that want to murder their neighbors and steal their land. "Peace in Europe is beneficial to everyone, and NATO is the most successful military alliance of all time. "Adding strong militaries like Sweden and Finla  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today once again stood in opposition to Biden's obsession with raising taxes on businesses, even during the worst inflation we've seen in 40 years, to pay for his radical climate-change agenda from the failed Green New Deal, which Oklahomans have made clear they do not want. Lankford says Democrats' "Inflation Reduction Act," which Lankford continues to refer t  more