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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 3 items )  

House Homeland Security Committee Members Green, Pfluger Issue Statement on Arrest of Afghan National Suspected of Plotting Election Day Terrorist Attack
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: This evening, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), issued the following statement following the arrest of an Afghan national in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi has been charged by the Departmen  more

Lankford Urges EPA to Rescind Costly Waste Management Rule Hurting Oklahoma Businesses
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to express concern over a proposed rule regarding waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities. The EPA's proposed rule would further tighten Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for existing WTE facilities while simultaneously removing compl  more

Science Committee Leaders Request More Information on NIST Digital Identity Guidelines
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee leaders sent a letter to Dr. Laurie Locascio, Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), regarding its updated Digital Identity Guidelines and how they can help federal agencies address concerns with the use of facial recognition technologies. In the l  more