| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Saturday May 13, 2023 ( 2 items ) |
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House Passes Legislation to Fight Spread of Dangerous Synthetic Opioids
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023:
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1734, the TRANQ Research Act, sponsored by Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Collins (R-GA) and Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), with broad bipartisan support.
The TRANQ Research Act directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to deepe
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Lankford Leads the Charge to Help Rural Hospitals Keep Their Doors Open
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 13 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023:
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) was joined by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to introduce the Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, which would support financially vulnerable rural hospitals facing risk of closure.
"It is not sustainable or safe for patients in rural Oklahoma and around the nation to be forced to drive hours to get to their nearest hospital," said Lankford. "Our bill w
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