WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against a short-term bill to fund the government through next week. "Short-term CRs are a failure of leadership," said Rep. Hern. "The longer we put off the hard work of writing a real budget - and sticking to it - the harder it will be to get back on track. "The American people elected a Republican Congress with a clear mandat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today voted on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to disapprove of the Biden Administration's new rules adding burdensome requirements to charter schools seeking funding. Lankford, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and 20 of their colleagues introduced the resolution in September. The measure failed in a vote of 49 to 49 "Parents around Oklahoma and the nat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Richard Burr (R-NC), and John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05) urged the Department of Labor (DOL) not to move forward with its proposed rule for determining independent contractor classification due to the negative impact on workers and businesses, the test's lack of clarity, and the devastating consequ  more