WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen will vote NO on H.R. 3746, the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling agreement as it currently stands. "Ronald Reagan famously said, 'if you got seventy-five or eighty percent of what you were asking for, I say, you take it and fight for the rest later.' The Biden-McCarthy agreement only includes approximately 1.3 percent or less ($12 billion) of the real year one savings that House Republi  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on May 30, 2023, at a hearing on the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746): * * * Today we are considering a single item, H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act. This bill is the culmination of bipartisan negotiations between President Biden and Speaker McCarthy to responsibly raise the debt ceiling while enacting significant spending cuts and reforms. For months, despite re  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on April 18, 2023, entitled "Establishing an Independent NOAA." NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. * * * Good morning. Today's hearing focuses on a topic of great importance to this committee: the future of NOAA, its mission, and its place within the executive branch. NOAA is one of the most important a  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Reauthorizing the Weather Act: Users of Weather Data and Areas for Improvement by Sector" at 10 a.m. on June 6, 2023, at 2318 Rayburn House Office Building: Opening Statements: * Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Max Miller Witnesses: * Mr. Gary McManus, State Climatologist, Oklahoma Climatological Survey * Ms. Jeanine Jones, Interstate Res  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the Know Your App Act to increase transparency and provide parents with information to protect their children online in making informed decisions. The bill would require online app stores to display the country where apps are developed and owned. "Seeing 'Made in China' on nearly any product nowadays is frustrating to Okl  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Members sent a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOT) requesting information about the research, development, and technology (RD&T) efforts being made to improve the transportation of hazardous material by rail in the aftermath of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. The lette  more