WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representatives Kevin Hern (R-OK) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced a bipartisan resolution calling for the strengthening of economic ties between the U.S. and Israel. This comes four months after the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7th and the war between Israel and Hamas, which has stunted Israel's economy. Rep. Hern said, "Israel is our closest ally in the Middle East, we have a responsibility t  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to President Biden requesting he swiftly designate a new Acting Inspector General to the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General (DOC OIG). This follows the Science Committee's extensive bipartisan investigation   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column: At a time when we are facing so many challenges and threats, the need for strong national security is as important as ever. Yet, the Biden Administration's displays of weakness both at home and abroad have put our nation's national security is at risk. In 2021, the President assumed office with an aggressive pro-illegal immigration agenda, resulting in record-breaking illegal border crossings, an unprecedent  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after General Thomas Staffordof Oklahoma passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024: "I am very sad to learn of the passing of General Thomas Stafford, a great American, a great Oklahoman, and a great friend. Thomas Stafford was a boy from a small town in Oklahoma who always dreamed of flying while he watched mail planes cross our   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * Today, on National Agriculture Day, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement: "As a lifelong Oklahoman, I know firsthand just how important our farmers, producers, growers, and ranchers are. "In fact, Oklahoma ranks first in the nation in the production of rye, third in the nation in the production of wheat, fifth in the production of cattle, sixth in the productio  more