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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Thursday September 15, 2022 ( 10 items )  

Sen. Inhofe Joins Letter to HHS: Biden Administration's Overreaching Child Mask Mandate Must End
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Oka.) joined Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, yesterday in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting that the department rescind its one-size-fits-all federal mask mandate on Head Start programs. C  more

Sen. Inhofe Joins Sen. Lankford, Colleagues to Challenge Dept. of Education on Its Progressive Gender Ideology in Proposed Title IX Rule
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined a group of 12 Republican senators, led by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), to file a public comment on Department of Education's recently proposed rule regarding Title IX compliance in schools and asking Secretary Miguel Cardona to withdraw the rule, citing that it undercuts the purpose of the law and promotes the left's progressive gender ideology. Joinin  more

Sen. Inhofe Questions Nominee to Be Administrator of Federal Highway Administration
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), questioned Mr. Shailen Bhatt, nominee to be the next Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. Inhofe: Thank you Mr. Chairman, I appreciate that very much. I have the same problem I had once before - I will make sure that it doesn't happen again. But, Mr. Bhatt, in my home state of Oklahoma, our state Department of Transportation maintains an eight-year transp  more

Sen. Lankford Presses Big-Tech on Foreign Interference, China User Data Privacy, Facilitating Illegal Border Crossing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today took social media giants to task on their products censoring some voices, including conservatives, using and selling user data, and using their products to help facilitate illegal border crossing at our southern border, particularly in the process of human trafficking. In a two-panel Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today,   more

Sen. Lankford's Emergency Savings Bill 'No Brainer' for Congress to Pass in 2022 Says National Taxpayers Union
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today applauded the National Taxpayer Union (NTU) for listing his Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act on their list of "No Brainer" bills that Congress needs to pass as soon as possible in 2022. Lankford's bill would help families save for retirement and prepare for emergencies by encouraging participation in retirement plans and giving individua  more

Sen. Lankford, Colleagues Push Back on Dems Vilifying Production Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 14, 2022: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and John Boozman (R-AR) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan regarding Democrats' climate-change attacks on feedlot and dairy operations. The Senators write in their letter, "CAFOs play a vital role in our nation's ability to be food independent  more

Sen. Lankford: Senate Republicans - Unprecedented Drug Price Control Scheme Threatens Innovation, Future Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Republicans, including Senator James Lankford (R-OK), are expressing concerns with the establishment of a permanent government price-setting program, funded by billions of taxpayer dollars, in the partisan Inflation Reduction Act, and raising questions regarding federal health agencies' plans for program implementation. In a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Be  more

Sens. Inhofe, Crapo, Colleagues Send Letter to HHS, CMS: Unprecedented Drug Price Control Scheme Threatens Innovation, Future Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined his fellow Senate Republicans, led by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), in expressing concerns with the establishment of a permanent government price-setting program, funded by billions of taxpayer dollars, in the partisan Inflation Reduction Act, and raising questions regarding federal health agencies' plans for program i  more

Sens. Lankford, Thune: Biden Administration's Overreaching Child Mask Mandate Must End
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on Sept. 13, 2022: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), John Thune (R-SD), and Richard Burr (R-NC) today sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting that the department rescind its one-size-fits-all federal mask mandate on Head Start programs. Children six months to five years of age are currently eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but   more

Speaker Pelosi Issues Statement on Sen. Graham National Abortion Ban Proposal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2022, on the national abortion ban proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina: * * * "The nationwide abortion ban proposal put forth today is the latest, clearest signal of extreme MAGA Republicans' intent to criminalize women's health freedom in all 50 states and arrest doctors for providing basic care. Make no mistake: if Republicans get the chance, they will work to pass laws  more