WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on July 26, 2023, at a hearing to consider the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal 2024 (H.R. 4368): * * * Today's hearing takes another step toward fulfilling a key part of House Republicans' Commitment to America. In years past, the appropriations process all too frequently began with a few multi-bil  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on July 25, 2023, at a hearing to consider the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4366) and two Senate joint resolutions (Nos. 9 and 24): * * * Responsible governance is a core pillar of the Republican Commitment to America. Today, the Rules Committee will continue to deliver on that promise by ensuring fiscal responsibility an  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a Finance Committee Open Executive Session to Consider the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act and markup the bill. Several provisions in the bill come from bills Lankford has introduced that address the abusive practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), the drug-price middlemen, which negatively impact pharmacies,   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023, and a letter: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today, on the heels of the Biden Administration suspending Title X family planning grant funding in response to the state's efforts to protect life, introduced a bicameral bill to clarify that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot discriminate against Title X grantees, including states, for their stance on protecting life.   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and James Lankford (R-OK) today, on the heels of the Biden Administration suspending Title X family planning grant funding in response to the state's efforts to protect life, introduced a bicameral bill to clarify that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot discriminate against Title X grantees, including states, f  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, issued the following statement on July 25, 2023, in opposition to the Satellite Telecommunications Streamlining Act (H.R. 1338): * * * I rise in opposition to H.R. 1338 The Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act. As Chairman of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, I have long been a supporter of the commercial space industry. We have see  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on July 25, 2023, in opposition to the Satellite Telecommunications Streamlining Act (H.R. 1338): * * * I rise in opposition to H.R. 1338, the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act. As chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I have prioritized ensuring U.S. leadership in space as we face growing competition from actors ar  more