WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Stacy Shepherd, executive officer of member services at Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, from a Feb. 25, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 funding requests: * * * Halito, sv hohchifo yvt Stacy Shepherd. Greetings. My name is Stacy Shepherd, and I serve as the executive officer of member services for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Chairman   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Lucas Bill to Protect American Farmland Passes Out of Committee with Unanimous Support Washington, DC - At today's House Financial Services Committee markup, Congressman Frank D. Lucas (OK-03) saw widespread support for his long-standing priority, the Agricultural Risk Review Act (H.R. 1713). The legislation passed unanimously out of the committee after Congressman Lucas spoke in sup  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Jeff Wacoche, chief of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, from a Feb. 25, 2025, public witness hearing on funding for tribal health care programs and services: * * * Honorable Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and members of the Committee, it is an honor to be here today. I am Jeff Wacoche, the Chief of the United Keetoow  more