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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Saturday November 23, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Lankford Files Bicameral Amicus Brief to Challenge HHS' Extreme Abortion Agenda
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led his colleagues in filing an amicus curiae brief to the US Supreme Court in Oklahoma v. Department of Health and Human Services. Lankford filed this brief following the Biden Administration's decision to withhold health care funding from Oklahoma unless the state refers women for abortions. Lankford was joined on this brief by Senators Markwayne Mullin (R  more

Lankford Pushes Back on Political Discrimination in FEMA Disaster Assistance
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act to prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in federal disaster relief. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Gary Peters (D-MI) cosponsored this legislation. "Discriminati  more

Rep. Hern Releases Statement Following International Criminal Court Illegitimate Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued illegitimate, arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. "The ICC has no credibility--just like the UN and World Health Organization. These reckless arrest warrants for Israeli officials are outr  more