OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) is challenging the Biden Administration's proposed rule which could destroy oil and gas production on the Osage Mineral Estate and negatively impact headright owners who depend on mineral production for their livelihoods. Lankford was joined in sending the letter to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland by Senator Markwayne Mullin (  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Scott (R-SC), along with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced the Securing Our Border Act, which redirects $15 billion of funding passed by Democrats to hire 87,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and utilizes it to   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today voted in favor of Oklahoma heavy truck operators and businesses by voting to stop an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions rule regarding nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from medium and heavy-duty commercial motor vehicles. The measure failed/passed in a vote of XX to XX. "The price of everything is up because of the Biden policies and the d  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 29 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), co-chairs of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, to introduce the Maritime Architecture and Response to International Terrorism in the Middle East (MARITIME) Act, which would build on the Abraham Accords by requiring the Department of Defense to develop a strategy wit  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Earlier this week, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), former Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, joined Representative Ralph Norman (SC-05) and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) rule that will drastically in  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) met with members of the Enid Chamber of Commerce this week in Washington. "I enjoyed meeting with members of the Enid Chamber of Commerce this week," said Congressman Lucas. "The City of Enid is a thriving community with an growing economy who's impact can be felt across Oklahoma. We had a great conversation about community projects and the strong relationship Enid shares wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced legislation to help provide stable energy rates and a reliable energy grid to states in the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA), including Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act would give the SWPA the authority to operate on a self-fu  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) introduced legislation to help provide stable energy rates and a reliable energy grid to states in the Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA), including Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act would give the SWPA the authority to operate on a  more