WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and 41 Republican enators to send the letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The letter expresses a collective commitment to oppose raising the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budget reforms. The Senators wrote, "The Senate Republican conference is united behind the House Republican conference in support   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) reintroduced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio Modernization Act, which directs NOAA to replace the outdated technology currently in use throughout its weather radio system. This bill is vital for stations that serve areas with little or no reliable quality cell phone service by ensuring they receive adequate upgrades for existing   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Rep. Bice (R-OK) and Rep. Stevens (D-MI) introduced H.R. 2996, the Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Act. The legislation would expand the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 so that employees can take unpaid leave to meet their needs related to being a victim of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking. Importantly, it would a  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letters: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) and James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) sent letters to seven major U.S. pharmacies outlining the companies' obligations under federal and state laws--including longstanding federal laws that criminalize the mailing and interstate shipment of abortion drugs--regarding the sale of abortion drugs. The letters to CVS, Walgreens  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives considered and passed two bipartisan Science, Space, and Technology Committee bills: H.R. 676, the Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2023 and H.R. 1715, the Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act. "I applaud the passage of these two bipartisan pieces of Committee legislation," said Chairman Fr  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following hearing remarks on H.R. 2 and H.R. 1163: * * * Good afternoon. Our business today is to consider two items. The first I'll discuss is H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. The situation at our southern border can be described with one word: chaos. It's a national security and humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportions. The present state of affairs cannot stand. For more tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) led 24 of their colleagues in championing a resolution celebrating National Charter School Week and commending charter schools on their contribution to education. "Charter schools remain a vital option for parents who want to be sure their child's education meets the unique needs of their child, regardless of their z  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on May 9, 2023: * * * Countering Coercion The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for quite some time has used malign economic coercion tactics to intimidate its neighbors in the Indo-Pacific region and manipulate them to surrender to various types of political, economic and other demands. The U.S. has an interest in countering such economic coercion in order to retain our influence on the international stage and pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- 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 Energy Subcommittee Chairman Brandon Williams led a letter along with Republican Members of the Energy Subcommittee to the Department of Energy (DOE) expressing concerns with its lack of robust and consistent support for its Office of Science. "This Department's leadership team   more