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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Friday December 16, 2022 ( 3 items )  

Lankford Votes to Support Oklahoma Service Members, Families, Missions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today voted to support final passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (FY23 NDAA) for Oklahoma's military installations and national defense initiatives. The bill passed the Senate in a vote of 83-11. "This year's defense bill, appropriately named the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization, makes sure that Ok  more

Lankford, Colleagues Warn FBI Against Politically-Charged Investigation Of Israeli Defense Forces
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: In May 2022, Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed during a military operation led by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) against suspected Palestinian terrorists. Despite a thorough investigation, the IDF was unable to determine the source of gunfire which hit Abu Akleh. The US Department of State's Security Coordinator reviewed the IDF's investigation and did not contradic  more

Lankford: What in the World Has DHS Been Doing for the Last Eight Months to Prepare for the End of Title 42?
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022, and letter: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today took to the Senate floor to share that after eight months of not hearing from the Department of Homeland Security about their plan to prepare and respond to lifting Title 42 restrictions that it is evident that the agency has no plan in place for the upcoming end at 11:59 pm on December 20, 2022. Lankford just this month sent a letter to Ho  more