WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Senate Diabetes Caucus co-chairs Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and 52 other of their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership emphasizing the importance of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). "Diabetes is one of our country's most costly diseases in both human and economic terms, affecting people of all ages and races, and in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Last night, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following statement after South Dakota Republican Senator John Thune was selected to serve as the new Senate Majority Leader: "Back in March, I announced my strong support for Senator John Thune as our next Majority Leader," said Senator Mullin. "He's an experienced leader, a good friend, and just like President Trump, he's ready to lead on   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Last night, the Republican Conference of the House of Representatives elected their leadership for the 119th Congress. After the leadership elections, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following congratulatory statements: Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) was re-elected as the Speaker of the House. "Throughout Speaker Johnson's last tenure as Speaker, he consistently pushed conservative po  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Today, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) was elected as Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee (RPC) in the 119th Congress. The Policy Chairman is elected by returning and incoming Members of the House Republican Conference. Rep. Hern served as Chair of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) in the 118th Congress. "I'm honored to be elected by my peers to serve as the Republican Poli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting for HR 5342, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act. "It's no secret that the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) needs a fix to ensure fairness without cutting funds from Social Security and further damaging a program that needs urgent attention," said Rep. Hern. "The Equal Treatment of Public Servan  more