WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Votes in Favor of Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, Unleashing American Energy Dominance * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026 passed the U.S. House of Representatives: "Americ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Hern, Sewell introduce Home Health Stabilization Act * Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025, legislation to create a more sustainable payment system for Medicare Home Health Agencies (HHAs) to ensure patients have access to rehabilitative care that helps them recover and stay out of hospitals. HHAs have suffered multiple se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * House Passes FY26 Energy and Water Bill, Unleashing American Energy Dominance Today, the House of Representatives met to consider the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. The measure was approved by a vote of 214 to 213. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy calls for better inspection of foreign seafood sold in the US: "The shrimp was radioactive" * # Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) delivered the following remarks on the U.S. Senate floor: "Mr. President, this is a photograph of the alien from the movie 'Alien.' This is what you could end up looking like if you eat some of the raw frozen shrimp being   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Highlights PBM Transparency, Biden Administration's Mifepristone Deception in Finance Committee Hearing * Click HERE to Watch the Hearing on YouTube. Click HERE to Download the Hearing on Box. WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today highlighted the need for greater transparency from Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and raise  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Renews Push to End Government Shutdowns, Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025, which would take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until their work is done. "We have to change the way Washington spends  more