WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen announced that he joined the Congressional FFA Caucus for the 118th Congress. The FFA Caucus is an informal, bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives dedicated to issues related to the next generation of agricultural leaders and students pursuing careers in agriculture, food, natural resources, and related sciences. "As a former State President of the Oklahoma FFA Association, I  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSper) -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) today announced an addition to his District Office staff following the hiring of Wesley Javorsky as a Field Representative. Wesley, a native of Corn, Oklahoma, graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2019 and has spent the previous seven years working in banking and insurance in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Wesley will serve Woods, Alfalfa, Woodward, Major  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced the Committee's majority staff team for the 118th Congress. Chairman Cole said, "I am proud to announce the distinguished team for the 118th Congress that will help the Republican Conference execute our Commitment to America. These staffers bring a depth of experience and unmatched skill whi  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following hearing remarks on H.R. 1: * * * Good afternoon. Our business today is to consider H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. President Biden has repeatedly taken actions that have damaged American energy security and driven up the price of energy for American consumers. On his first day in office, President Biden rescinded the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, and followed that up by  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- 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 leaders introduced two bipartisan bills to advance opportunities for the Department of Energy (DOE) to strengthen longstanding interagency research partnerships. H.R. 1713, the DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act, was introduced by House Science Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Zoe Lof  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Scott (R-SC) along with Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and their colleagues are introducing the Equal Campus Access Act of 2023 to ensure that religious student organizations will not face discrimination on college campuses. "On America's college campuses, freedom of expression is under attack. Colleges need to remain an open arena for debate, discussion--and most   more