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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Wednesday February 22, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Lankford, Colleagues Push for Greater Health Care Access for Oklahomans, the Nation
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and his colleagues today announced the reintroduction of the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, which removes the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) ban on the creation and expansion of new physician-owned hospitals (POHs) and allows POHs to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. Lifting this ban will increase competition among hospitals,   more

Lucas Named To House Ag Commodity Markets, Digital Assets & Conservation Subcommittees
CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement today after he was appointed to the House Committee on Agriculture Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development and Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittees. "I'm excited in the 118th Congress I'll be serving on the House Agriculture Committee's Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Conservat  more