WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the passing of former Oklahoma State Senator Kay Dudley. "I was saddened to learn of the passing of my dear friend, former colleague in the Oklahoma State Senate and fellow alum of the Keating Administration, Kay Dudley. "Kay was a marvelous human being -- a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, a person of profound faith, a rock-ribbed   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) introduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act. The bill would prohibit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring an issuer of securities to disclose greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from upstream and downstream activities in the issuer's value chain arising from farms and ranches. "America's farmers and ranchers work day in and day ou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks at a Sept. 29, 2022, hearing on the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act (H.R. 8987) and Affordable Insulin Now Act (H.R. 6833): * * * Today's hearing covers two items. The first I'll discuss is an item that arose on very short notice, H.R. 8987, the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act. This bill would move $3 billion from the CARES Act Small Business loans account to th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) made the following statement after voting against a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 16, 2022. "I am saddened that my colleagues chose to pass a short-term funding bill today instead of the long-term deal we need," Inhofe said. "Instead of working on bipartisan solutions, Democrats have pushed far-left spending proposals that are full of pois  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today served as lead Republican in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Robert Shriver III to serve as Deputy Director, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Richard Revesz to serve as the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement and letter: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued a statement following his 'no' vote on the latest continuing resolution (CR). "When it comes to funding the government, Congress is living the same story over and over again. Once again, we're at the end of a Fiscal Year and not one appropriations bill has been passed through the public, transparent committee process. Not one American was given t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today introduced the No Digital Dollar Act to prohibit the US Treasury and the Federal Reserve from interfering with Americans using paper currency if a digital currency is adopted and makes certain individuals can maintain privacy over their transactions using cash and coins. "Oklahomans have expressed to me their concern that the Treasury could phase out paper money and t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced a resolution condemning the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman whose killing last week by Iran's "morality police" sparked nationwide protests, and calling on the government of Iran to end its systemic persecution of women. The resolution also celebrates the bravery of the Iranian people protesting Amini's death despite a vio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, Republican member on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: The Biden Administration is pushing for a global tax surrender without consulting Congress that would harm U.S. competitiveness and American jobs. Ways and Means Member Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) offered a Resolution of Inquiry seeking how much U.S. corporate taxpayer dollars will be sent to Europe or overseas by the Biden Administration for internationa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and Ranking Member Lucas issued the following statements on the passage of S. 4900, the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022: "This bipartisan bill reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs for three years and address  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04) introduced the "Ouachita National Forest Overnight Camping Act" to reopen overnight camping at Albert Pike Recreation Area in the Ouachita National Forest. "After the Forest Service's decision to permanently suspend all overnight camping at Albert Pike, I have heard from countless constituents who expressed their disappointment and frustration at the decision," said We  more