WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Nov. 29, 2022, at a hearing on H.J. Res. 100: * * * We are here on exceptionally short notice on an emergency measure intended to address labor issues at the nation's railroads. As every person in this room knows, railroads represent the lifeblood of American commerce. Almost every item in this room has, at one point or another, been carried on a train. Ens  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Nov. 29, 2022, during Members' Day: * * * Today's hearing is one of great importance as we provide a forum to hear ideas and proposals from members in the preparation of the rules package to govern the House during the upcoming 118th Congress. I want to thank our witnesses today, not only for taking the time to appear before this committee, but also for the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Nov. 18, 2022, at a hearing on the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act (H.R. 8876), One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act (H.R. 3372) and Pregnant Women in Custody Act (H.R. 6878): * * * We're here today on three bills. The first I'll discuss, H.R. 8876, is the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthoriz  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently honored U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) with the unveiling of the U.S. Sen. James Inhofe Interchange in Midwest City, located at Interstate 40 and South Douglas Boulevard. This $170 million project will reconstruct the interchange into a safer, single-point urban interchange. Sen. Inhofe attended the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, November 22nd,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) released the below statement following a vote to repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal protections for same-sex marriage. "My position on marriage is clear and has not changed," Inhofe said. "I believe that all individuals are made in the image of God and are worthy of dignity and respect regardless of their belief system and opinions, but we must uph  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today spoke in support of his religious liberty amendment to the Respect for Marriage Act. Lankford opposes the bill because it will lead to the violation of Americans' religious liberty and their constitutional freedom to live their faith. His amendment would clean up the vague language in the bill to ensure equality for everyone and protection for their bel  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) led Reps. David Joyce (OH-14), Tom Cole (OK-04), Mary Peltola (AK At-Large), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) in introducing a resolution to recognize the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month. This resolution recognizes the distinct and important contributions of Native Americans along with the commitment to strengthen the United St  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Randy Weber (R-TX), sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct oversight of the newly created Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OECD). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act created thi  more