WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) announced this morning that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has won his 2022 Friend of Fossil Fuels Award. This award is given to individuals who preach a green agenda but are climate hypocrites in real life. While Friends of Fossil Fuels wage a war on traditional energy, they're really helping the industry every time they take a private flight. Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Dec. 13, 2022, at a hearing on the VA Employee Fairness Act (H.R. 1948), Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act (S. 3905) and Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act (H.R. 1437): * * * As delivered during today's hearing: During today's hearing, Mr. Chairman, we will actually deal with a variety of issues. As I un  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 13, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to the State Department after its annual release of Countries of Particular Concern, Special Watch List, and Entities of Particular Concern designations did not follow USCIRF's recommendations, specific to India, Nigeria, and Afghanistan. Lankford is asking for the Department's legally required explanation to Congress on its designati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today addressed the lagging permitting process for energy projects in the US and where we stand with reforms to improve that process. At today's Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Lankford opposed, Lankford questioned Mr. Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy Secretary for the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today stood up for Oklahoma's parents and students and pushed his colleagues to support a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) for a new rule that penalizes some public schools over others because they are considered public charter schools. Earlier this year, the Department of Education announced new rules overhauling the 28-yea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Earlier today, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) appeared on Bloomberg Crypto to discuss the bipartisan House Financial Services Committee hearing related to the collapse of digital asset trading platform FTX. On need for congressional action: "I wish I could say that, but clearly this is a multibillion-dollar mess that's going to continue. When Mr. Ray pointed out to us that the bookkeeping  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) released a statement congratulating Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) for achieving a critical milestone in the quest for fusion energy. Researchers at LLNL's National Ignition Facility announced that they had surpassed the  more