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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Friday June 30, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Lankford Applauds Supreme Court for Protecting Religious Accommodations at Work
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 30 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued the following statement applauding the Supreme Court for unanimously ruling in favor of protecting the right to live out your faith in the workplace in a case where a USPS employee believed he must "[r]ember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy": As we approach our nation's celebration of independence, one of the many ways we are unique  more

Lankford Takes Action to Fix Historic Passport Backlog
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 30 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today announced his plans to introduce legislation to address the eight-month delay for a passport due to a passport backlog of more than 3 million by making major improvements to passport processing at the Department of State. "Oklahomans shouldn't have to face months-long delays because the State Department isn't processing passports quickly e  more