WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address given to a joint session of Congress this evening. "This evening as our nation faces several mounting and worsening crises, President Joe Biden delivered his annual State of the Union Address in which he was expected to discuss the issues Americans care about most. Sadly, in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after a White House spokesperson dismissed the idea of a Social Security Commission, like the one proposed in Cole's Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act, as a component of a debt limit deal between Congress and President Joe Biden. "The only reason the White House would dismiss a commission to reform and find solutions to save Social security i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Josh Brecheen penned a letter with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) demanding answers from The Smithsonian Institute for kicking out a dozen Catholic high school students and their chaperons for wearing pro-life beanies. "The Smithsonian is a federal entity that receives more than $1 billion of our taxpa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement responding to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "Tonight, President Biden delivered a State of the Union address that was more akin to an administration with high approval ratings who had been successfully addressing America's problems- not his own. "Washington Democrats spent the last two years spending ove  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), the longest-serving Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, last week introduced the Pressure Regulatory Organizations to End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act- or the PROTECT Taiwan Act. The bill would, upon notice to Congress from the President of the United States declaring any threat to the people on Taiwan, exclude government officials of the Chinese Communist P  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Protecting America's Emergency Oil Reserves Last month, House Republicans passed a crucial bill that holds the Biden Administration accountable for its assault on North American energy production. Since assuming office, President Joe Biden has taken actions that have dangerously and significantly reduced our nation's energy independence and caused energy prices to reach unprecedented pri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address. "Once again, Joe Biden offers empty words, false promises, and no solutions for the many crises he has created," said Senator Mullin. "Joe Biden ran on 'unity', but his last two years in office have been among the most divisive and destructive in history." "The fact is, Oklaho  more