MOORE, Oklahoma, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2022: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after learning about the tragic passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski and two of her staff members. Walorski represented Indiana's 2nd congressional district since 2013. "I am stunned and heartbroken to learn about the tragic passing of my friend and colleague Congresswoman Jackie Walorski along with two dedicated members  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) cosponsored the Lifting Local Communities Act, led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), which would make it easier for faith-based organizations to apply for and receive government grants, as well as other types of funding, without fear of arbitrary religious limitations and vindictive litigation. Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), James Lank  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Aug. 4, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on Chinese military drills threatening Taiwan and other countries in the region, and the reported decision by the Biden administration to delay a previously planned Minuteman III ICBM test: "Weakening our nuclear posture will not reduce the threat of nuclear bl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today voted to overturn a Biden Administration rule that has added excessive environmental analyses to federal energy project permitting under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Biden Administration's new rule essentially gives a free pass to federal regulators to drag out the review  more