WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives elected Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. "Democracy is messy. I am grateful that my House colleagues voted to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House of Representatives. "He is the best candidate to lead the Republican majority in the 118th Congress. "Oklahomans elected me to provide a check and bal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Jan. 10, 2023: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement in response to reports that the House Republican majority is considering cuts to defense spending. "Reducing wasteful spending is certainly a goal I share with my Republican colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee in the 118th Congress," said Cole. "However, cutting funding s  more