WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Lucas Applauds USDA Expediting $10 Billion in Economic Assistance to Producers Yukon, OK - Today, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that $10 billion in economic assistance will be administered directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. The House Agriculture Committee worked to ensure this funding was i  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging posted the following fact sheet: * * * The Republican Plan for Medicaid Will Harm Oklahoma SoonerCare is the state's Medicaid program. More than 988,000 Oklahomans rely on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Republican Cuts to Medicaid Put Oklahomans' Health and Coverage At-Risk Every proposal on the Republican wish list of more than $2 trillion in Me  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Mr. President, as we talk about the government shutdown looming tonight at midnight, I want to remind you and this body again: This is something I have spoken out on for years. Years ago, I sat down with my Democratic colleagues and said: How do we take government shutdowns off the table? How do we end this? There have been proposals for literally decades to be able to end gove  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor remarks on March 14, 2025: * * * Mr. President, we are in the tenth week of the first 10 weeks, obviously, of this Senate's session. It has been exceptionally productive during this time period. We have not only moved more nominees into confirmation for President Trump than any Senate has done in more than two decades, we have passed bills like the Laken Riley Act, which will absolutely help us in trying to re  more