WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced the addition of Captain Ben Cohen to his Washington, D.C. office to serve as a defense fellow until the end of this year as part the Department of Defense Legislative Fellow Program. By trade, Captain Cohen is an Army Ranger Qualified Field Artillery Officer specializing in joint fires integration and arctic airborne operations. He received training, incl  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 11 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) is standing up for Oklahomans' Second Amendment right to own and use pistol braces without burdensome regulation, registration, and taxation with the reintroduction of his Pistol Brace Protection Act. Lankford's bill stops the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule by exempting pistol braces from regulation under the National Firearms Act  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 11 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced the Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2023 to ensure surviving spouses and children of servicemembers who die as a result of a service-connected illness or injury have access to the benefits we owe them, some of which are currently tied up in eligibility timeframes that need to be corrected in law. "The women and men serving in  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 11 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), and 32 Senate colleagues introduced legislation to overturn an excessive Biden Administration regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest rule would be challenging to implement and make new, compliant trucks cost prohibitive for small business owners. "Biden is at war against truck d  more