WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today took to the Senate floor to ask the Senate to pass by unanimous consent his Iran Sanctions Preservation Act and to outline the importance of combatting the threat posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran and provide solutions on how US policy in the Middle East can address the regime's support of terrorism, development of ballistic missiles and unmanned   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.75 percent, which marks the fifth rate increase made this year in response to raging inflation. "The Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates for the fifth time this year is yet another indication that Democrats' self-created economic crisis is out of control and continuing to worsen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) participated in several days of markup in the Ways and Means Committee this week, including legislation sponsored and co-sponsored by Rep. Hern. Multiple Hern priorities received votes during the markup, including Hern-sponsored legislation covering global tax policy and access to health care services, and Hern-supported programs to reauthorize a maternal health program and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) participated in a House Committee on Financial Services hearing with the CEOs of America's largest banks. Lucas questioned Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan about the impact inflation is having on consumers and their banking practices. Lucas also questioned J.P. Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon about federal regulators use of climate   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) released the following statement after voting against the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the United Nations' Montreal Protocol which seeks to phasedown the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). "The Kigali Amendment is an Obama-era, United Nations proposal that further advances the climate alarmist agenda that the Biden administration has proudly ma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 21, 2022: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued a statement after he opposed the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Lankford supported an amendment that clarified China is not a developing country and directed the Biden Administration to work to revise China's status, which passed by a vote of 96 to 0. "America has been voluntarily participating in reducing emissions of gasses.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today served as Ranking Member in a hearing for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to consider Dr. Colleen Shogan to be the Archivist of the United States, Vijay Shanker to be an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Laura Crane, Leslie Meek, and Veronica Sanchez to be Associate Judges on the District of Col  more