WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: Ahead of a classified oversight briefing with Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) released the following prepared remarks, calling attention to the Navy's persistent delays and cost overruns in the Service's shipbuilding program. Below are excerpts from Subcommittee Chairman Calvert's prepared remarks: Secreta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 9494, the Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025. Chairman Cole delivered the following remarks: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 9494, the Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025. Today's bill arises at a particu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's Q&A on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch Lankford's Q&A on Rumble. Senator James Lankford (R-OK), member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today warned of the dangers of foreign entities using social media algorithms to silence American political discourse during a hearing on foreign threats to the 2024 election. Witnesses for the hearing included Mr. Kent Walke  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) delivered remarks on the Senate floor yesterday in favor of the Protecting American Energy Production Act following Vice President Kamala Harris' flip-flop on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) policy. Mullin emphasized the importance of American energy independence to bring down costs for consumers and to supply our nation and our allies with cleaner, more affordable   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) in introducing a resolution to condemn the Biden-Harris administration's botched rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 school year. The resolution condemns the problematic rollout, calls for the Department of Education (ED) to identify and fix any issues for this year, and asks lead  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives voted on H.R. 9494, the Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act. This legislation would fully fund the federal government through March and contains the SAVE Act, legislation that Congresswoman Bice spoke in favor of and has supported previously. Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement: "I was disheartened that legislation which   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the incident in West Palm Beach, Florida, involving President Trump. "Join Tammy and me in lifting President Trump and his family up in prayer," said Rep. Hern. "We're relieved that he is safe and grateful for the Secret Service's swift action in protecting him. "Just 64 days after a bullet nearly took his life, this cowardl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas attended a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony, where he had the opportunity to honor the Hidden Figures, a group of women crucial to the space race. These women helped calculate the Apollo 11 mission to land the first astronaut on the moon. Medals were presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Da  more