WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release and letter on June 6, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and nine of his colleagues sent a letter to the Department of Defense Inspector General referring Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl for investigation. The letter describes how Under Secretary Kahl, after the Chinese surveillance balloon was publicly revealed, provided members of the media classified information about previous Chinese sur  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- 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 Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce today requesting documents as part of an ongoing bipartisan investigation into reports that she engaged in whistleblower retaliation and misconduct. "Retaliat  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden Administration's latest press release saying their border plan is working as intended, when in reality they have changed how they report the numbers of illegal crossings so the numbers sound better, even though they're the basically the same as a few months ago. Lankford remains the leading voice in the Senate to  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on June 6, 2023: * * * Keeping the Commitment to Fiscal Responsibility The Fiscal Responsibility Act, which was just signed into law, will do just what it is named to do - restore fiscal sanity in Washington. With Democrats in control of the presidency and the Senate, this bill is not only a good compromise, but also a great first step to get the government back on track and away from the out-of-control and in  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Last month Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), Mike Carey (R-Ohio), Adrian Smith (R-Nebraska), Carol Miller (R-West Virginia), Kevin Hern (R-Oklahoma), Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York) introduced the Pay Less at the Pump Act, which will lower gas prices, foster domestic energy production and reduce America's reliance on foreign energy sources. "Kansas families and businesses   more