WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement on the 28th anniversary of the tragic bombing that occurred at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. "Twenty-eight years ago today, Oklahoma City was struck by an unconscionable act that shocked the world," said Cole. "Since then, we have not forgotten the 168 innocent lives that were senseless  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) introduced the Work Not Woke Act to the House of Representatives this week. Hern's bill is part of RSC's anti-woke initiative, co-led by Anti-Woke Caucus Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03). The bill combats radical woke policies in the federal government wasting taxpayer money and preventing federal workers from performing their jobs effective  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel in a Senate Finance Committee hearing about the President's fiscal year 2024 budget request and about the 2023 federal tax filing season. Lankford focused his questions on what "historical level" or year the IRS plans to use regarding audits, particularly regarding potential audits f  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued a statement following the Senate voting on the joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify an illegal US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule that provides abortions through the taxpayer-funded VA health care system, even in states where unborn life is protected. The CRA gives Congress the authority to revi  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined his colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee for a hearing with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan. Lucas questioned EPA Administrator Regan about the EPA's disregard of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientific evidence regarding chlorpyrifos use and other mitigation measures used on America's farms and ranches. Lucas,  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in introducing a bill to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from banning the use of traditional lead ammunition or tackle on public lands unless such action is supported by the best available science and state wildlife and fish age  more