OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 20 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond's petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to restore Oklahoma's Title X funding received strong support this week, with four amicus briefs filed by a broad coalition of states, members of Congress, medical organizations and public policy groups. In July, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled, incorrectly, that the fe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: On the heels of the deadly Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) joined a bipartisan group of representatives in a letter urging Congress to include $21.6 million for America's National Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) task forces to replace aging and obsolete rescue equipment that could put future rescue efforts, the public, and first responders at risk. US&R task forces are always on c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after giving remarks at the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies oversight hearing on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women: "Native American and Alaska Native women and girls continue to be disproportionately targeted by dangerous predators. In fact, the Centers f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) today announced the members selected by the House Republican Conference to serve on the Republican Policy Committee for the 119th Congress. Region 1: Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-24) Region 2: Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-09) Region 3: Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12) Region 4: Rep. Sheri Biggs (SC-03) Region 5: Rep. Greg Murphy (NC-03) Region 6: Rep. Andrew Clyde (GA-0  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) led Oklahoma's delegation in the House by introducing H.R. 10167, companion legislation to the Senate's unanimously passed bill, to name the new 275,000-square-foot, 58-bed medical-surgical VA hospital in Tulsa as the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center. This designation honors the life and legacy of the late Senator Jim Inhofe, who dedicated his p  more

SHERMAN, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: An Oklahoma City, OK woman has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for various crimes related to an international drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Debra Lynn Mercer-Erwin, 61, was convicted at trial of money laundering; wire fraud; conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine; and consp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced a $14 million investment to support food safety research, outreach and workforce training. The investment will fund research and efforts to strengthen the safety of our nation's food supply. "Ensuring that all Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Violence Policy Center issued an 8-page fact sheet in November 2024 entitled "Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 35 States and the District of Columbia in 2022." Here are excerpts: GUN DEATHS OUTPACED MOTOR VEHICLE DEATHS IN 35 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 2022 Firearm fatalities exceeded motor vehicle fatalities in 35 states and the District of Columbia in 2022 according to the most recent state-level data available for both products from the fe  more