WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting YES on HR 347, the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Act. "Inflation continues to be the number one concern for American families, and it has largely been driven by Democrat spending both in Congress and in the White House," said Rep. Hern. "Americans elected a Republican House to provide acco  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after he voted in favor of the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act. This legislation would require the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors and Office of Management and Budget to publish the inflationary impact of executive actions projected to cause an annual gross budgetary effect of at least  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following written testimony by University of Oklahoma Professor Kelvin K. Droegemeier involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, entitled "The United States, China, and the Fight for Global Leadership: Building a U.S. National Science and Technology Strategy": * * * I thank Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and Members of the Committee for the privilege of testifying on the important topic of U.S. competitiven  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today supported a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval that would prevent President Biden from implementing a rule that would politicize Americans' retirement investments in favor of Biden's Green New Deal, also known as Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) investing. The resolution of disapproval passed in a vote of 50-46  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Chris Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Raphael Warnock (R-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Gary Peters (D-MI), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today introduced the Charitable Act to expand and extend the expired non-itemized deduction for charitable giving that would ensure Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023: Yesterday, former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined his colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee for a hearing on "Uncertainty, Inflation, Regulations: Challenges for American Agriculture." Lucas discussed with American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, Fertilizer Institute President & CEO Corey Rosenbusch, and National Chicken Cou  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- 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 addition of Congressmen Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to the Committee's roster for the 118th Congress. "I am pleased to welcome Reps. Fleischmann and Zinke to the Science Committee, as they each bring valuable expertise and experience on energ  more