WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) yesterday reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Medical Student Education Authorization Act, to authorize the Medical Student Education (MSE) Program through fiscal year 2025. The MSE Program provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support g  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen introduced the Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act, which would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from implementing any rule or regulation requiring vehicles over 26,000 pounds that are engaged in interstate commerce to be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed. The rule would negativ  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today voted to strike down the Biden Administration's recent listing of the lesser prairie-chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Lankford supported a Congressional Review Act resolution to disapprove of the rule put forward by the Biden Administration's Fish & Wildlife Services (FWS). The resolution passed in a vote off 50 to 48. "The Endangered   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a Senate Finance Committee hearing entitled, "Barriers to Mental Health Care: Improving Provider Directory Accuracy to Reduce the Prevalence of Ghost Networks," to discuss some of the issues with mental health care delivery and access to in-network coverage that meets patient needs.. Lankford remains a strong advocate for addressing health   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) with Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) led 17 of their colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to retain the regulatory definition of habitat within the Endangered Species Act (ESA). By defining habitat, this CRA will provide clarity and transparency to landowners and businesses. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Shelley Moore  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to request the agency expedite processing Notices to Appear (NTA). With the growing number of noncitizens coming across the US-Mexico border and being just days from Title 42 being lifted, Lankford and Murphy are pushing the Administration to improve th  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), along with Reps. Tom Cole (OK-04) and Dina Titus (NV-01) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Medical Student Education Authorization Act to authorize the Medical Student Education (MSE) Program through fiscal year 2025. The MSE Program provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate educ  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) recently joined U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in introducing the Kids Online Safety Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable. The Kids Online Safety Act provides young people and parents with the tools, safeguards, and transparency they need to protect   more