OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 11 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 18 Senate Republicans in calling on President Biden and the State Department to immediately rescind the waivers that allowed Iranian funds to be converted and moved to more accessible bank accounts, as well as work with Qatar to immediately freeze the accounts containing these funds. Senators Thom Tilli  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator John Thune (R-SD), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), and over 40 of their colleagues on a letter urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to abandon her proposal to reinstate the failed, heavy-handed Obama-era regulations on the internet. In their letter, the senators note that following the repeal of the Obama-era rules in 2017, all   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Oct. 10, 2023: In recent years, the enemies of the U.S. and our allies have become increasingly more aggressive. Unfortunately, this weekend aggression once again came to a head when Hamas invaded parts of Israel and carried out the deadliest attacked seen in 15 years. The results have been nothing short of devastating with at least 800 innocent lives lost, more than 150 hostages kidnapped and taken to Gaza  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, posted the following statement on Oct. 8, 2023, by the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus: * * * The Senate Abraham Accords Caucus issued the following statement in response to the attacks in Israel: "The Senate Abraham Accords Caucus stands with our ally, Israel, and we condemn the brutal attacks by Hamas waged on innocent civilians. "Israel has every right to defend itself against this ruthless attack by an Iranian-backed terrorist group  more