WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act and H.R. 382, the Pandemic is Over Act. H.R. 497 ends the Biden Administration's unconstitutional vaccine mandate that has been imposed on our healthcare workers. H.R. 382 ends the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19. "President Biden even said himself  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-010 released the following statement after voting YES on HR 382, the Pandemic is Over Act, and HR 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act. "Congress is under new management, and President Biden isn't dealing with Democrat doormats anymore," said Rep. Hern. "Americans moved on from lockdowns and mandates years ago; it's long past time the federal government c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Jan. 31, 2023, on H. Con. Res. 9: * * * Our business today is to consider H. Con. Res. 9, sponsored by Representative Salazar of Florida. This concurrent resolution denounces socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. In recent years, many American politicians have ignored the brutal history of socialism and have op  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2023, which would take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until the work is done. Supporters endorsing the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act include Citizens Against Government Waste, National Taxpayer Union (NTU), The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, FreedomWorks, Americans for Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) introduced their Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes. It would also codify current Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) called Caedmon Myers, a 9th grader at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, to inform him that he was selected as the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Oklahoma's First Congressional District. Mr. Myers developed "DoorHinge Parkour", a software application that combines his two passions: coding and parkour. Mr. Myers' app helps beginner par  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) announced the Committee's senior staff for the 118th Congress. "I'm proud to announce the Science Committee's senior staff going into the 118th Congress," Lucas said. "We have a great team lined up to support our Committee's work, and each one brings years of experience to th  more