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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Lankford, Mullin Honor Legacy of Senator Jim Inhofe by Securing His Namesake for New Tulsa VA Medical Center
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: The Senate unanimously passed a bill introduced by Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to name the new Veterans Administration (VA) 275,000-square-foot, 58-bed medical-surgical hospital in Tulsa the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center in honor of the life and legacy of the late-Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, who tirelessly served our military, veterans, and their families for his   more

Mullin, Capito, Colleagues Ask Biden Admin to Reverse Course on Potentially Constraining U.S. Manufacturing, Development of Chemicals and Plastic Products
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator Markwayne Mullen (R-OK) joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and joined 18 of their Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden asking his administration to reverse course on supporting constraints on manufacturing and the development of target lists that identify chemicals and plastic   more

Mullin, Lankford Honor Legacy of Senator Jim Inhofe by Securing His Namesake for New Tulsa VA Medical Center
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: The Senate unanimously passed a bill introduced by U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and James Lankford (R-OK) to name the new Veterans Administration (VA) 75,000-square-foot, 58-bed medical-surgical hospital in Tulsa the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center in honor of the life and legacy of the late-Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, who tirelessly served our military, veterans, and their families fo  more

Rep. Cole Column: A Heritage to Be Proud of
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * A Heritage to be Proud of In August of 1990, President George H.W. Bush declared November as National Native American Heritage Month. Today, 34 years later, November remains a time to celebrate our nation's first Americans, as well as their traditions, languages, and stories. While November has been declared as a time that we should all celebrate the history of our tribal nations, as   more

Rep. Cole Votes in Favor of Improving VA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Nov. 19, 2024: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act: "Since the founding of our nation, countless brave men and women have answered the call to serve our nation in the armed forces. Nothing short of heroes, we can truly never do enough to adequately honor t  more