WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 15, 2023: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Representative Sharice Davids (KS-02), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus, released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court today ruled in favor by a 7-2 vote to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the law's preference for Native tribes when Indian children are adopted. The ruling provides that the law does  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release and letter on June 14, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan detailing how the agency's recent proposed federal emission standards will limit choices and increase costs for Americans when buying vehicles. The letter also notes that the rules would make the U.S. more dependent on China for critical minerals and asks the administr  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation to reduce the United States' reliance on China and other adversarial nations for critical minerals. "The United States should not depend on communist China to keep our critical mineral supply chain running. Relying on China for critical minerals means relying on our adversary for batteries, medical supplies,  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would basically extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua for another 18 months. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) called out the Biden Administration for once again ignoring a problem that anyone can acknowledge needs to be addressed and offered his bill as a solution  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) to introduce the Pay Less at the Pump Act to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $10.5 billion "Superfund Tax" on American energy production. "As I predicted, the so-called 'Inflation Reduction Act' was just a front for progressives to slip through Congress many of their Green New Deal priorities, in  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today approved bipartisan legislation offered by the Border Management Subcommittee Ranking Member Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Chair Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). The Combating Cartels on Social Media Act keeps families safe by cracking down on cartels that recruit teenagers through social media to conduct smuggling and traff  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and seven colleagues have introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. The "Save Our Gas Stoves Act" explicitly prohibits the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a proposed rule that would impose intrusive and costly standards on the kitchen stovetops of millions of Americans. Companion legislation was introduced   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter on June 14, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined his colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan detailing how the agency's recent proposed federal emission standards will limit choices and increase costs for Americans when buying vehicles. The letter also notes that the rules would make the U.S. more dependent on Chin  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- 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 regarding evidence that she disclosed the identity of a whistleblower. "The committee has received a very serious allegation that you may have disclosed the  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology at a full committee markup passed three bipartisan bills which strengthen critical research partnerships and advance American aviation. "All three bipartisan bills passed out of Committee today advance our legislative agenda and contribute to a larger effort to improve federal R&D," Chairman Fra  more