WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Bice voted against the Democrat's reckless and partisan reconciliation package. This legislation raises taxes on corporations and American families, provides $80 billion to the IRS, and contains numerous green new deal provisions, while further hampering domestic oil and gas production. Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement: "In the midst of a recession, cr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made remarks on the House floor during debate on the rule providing for consideration of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5376, a partisan tax-and-spend reconciliation package. Cole will oppose the legislation during the final vote later today. Mr. Speaker, it's worth asking why we're here at all right now. Quite frankly, we face no emergency. The government   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against the Democrats' Income Reduction Act. "I'm in DC today to cast my vote against the largest expansion of the federal government in our history," said Rep. Hern. "I've heard from thousands of Oklahomans this week, and it's unanimous: no one wants this bill. No one believes the White House's lies, because we   more

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5376- the Inflation Reduction Act. Lucas opposed the legislation. "For 18 months the irresponsible spending and regulatory policies of Washington Democrats have eroded the savings and sense of stability for millions of families across Oklah  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting no on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5376, the Democrats' Inflation Expansion Act. "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result," Mullin said. "House Democrats have passed another tax and spend spree that will drive our nation further into a recession and make Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement at a July 21, 2022, confirmation hearing. The nominees are Lt. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton to be general and commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, and Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley, to be general and commander of the U.S. Africa Command: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to the nominees for being with us today. They've been nominated to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement at a July 28, 2022, confirmation hearing. The nominees are Radha Iyengar Plumb to be deputy under secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment; Milancy Danielle Harris to be deputy under secretary of Defense for intelligence and security, Laura Taylor-Kale to be assistant secretary of Defense for industrial base policy; and Brendan Owens to   more