WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following opening statement on April 3, 2023: * * * Yesterday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) delivered the opening statement and questioned witnesses during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the lifecycle of plastic. In his remarks, Mullin, the Ranking Member of the Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee, reminded the committee that rene  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on April 3, 2023: * * * Lowering Energy Costs On his first day in office, President Joe Biden rescinded the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, and followed that up by suspending new oil and gas leasing and drilling on federal lands and waters. Americans have unfortunately felt the effects of these actions through record-high energy prices. In response, however, House Republicans last week advanced H.R. 1, t  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- 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 and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren joined Space and Aeronatics Subcommittee Chairman Brian Babin and Ranking Member Eric Sorensen in congratulating the members of the historic Artemis II mission. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) jointly announced that Americans Reid Wiseman, Vi  more