WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4665, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, H.R. 4365, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, and H.R. 4367, the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5692, the Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act. This legislation, originally included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal year 2024, was removed to allow for indep  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen voted against H.R. 5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act. "We should not be funding the government at current levels when our national debt is more than $33 trillion and the average family of four is spending $1,200 more a month to buy the exact same goods and services. If we are going to fund the government, we need meaningful cuts to spending and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the House Financial Services Committee passed the Agricultural Risk Review Act, his legislation to add the Secretary of Agriculture as a permanent member on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). "Protecting America's agriculture security is a critical part of our national security. With   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Service Oklahoma CEO Jay Doyle involving a hearing on Sept. 21, 2023, entitled "Unlocking the Virtual Front Door: Ensuring Accessible Government Technology for People with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Veterans": * * * Honorable Members of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee, I am honored to testify today at this hearing to tell Service Oklahoma's story on how we are improving the accessibility of go  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: As a part of his continued effort to support rural nursing homes and ensure Montana's seniors are receiving the highest quality of long term care possible, U.S. Senator Jon Tester and his colleague Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma today led a bipartisan group of Senators in demanding the Biden Administration abandon their proposed Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)   more