WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Remembers September 11, 2001 * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in remembrance of the tragedy that occurred in the United States of America on September 11, 2001: "On September 11, 2001, our nation was forever changed when the United States was struck by horrific acts of terror a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Committee Approves FY26 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 34 to 28. Commerce, Justice, and Scienc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Committee Approves FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 35 to 28  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 -- East Central University issued the following news: * * * ECU Foundation awards record-setting scholarship support for Fall 2025 semester By Cody Baggerly The East Central University (ECU) Foundation has awarded more than $850,000 in scholarships for the Fall 2025 semester, marking a historic high for any fall semester in the Foundation's history. This unprecedented level of support reflects a nearly $300,000 increase compared to Fall 2024, when $569,500 in scholar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Advance Legislation to Strengthen Border Security and Defend Rule of Law * WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement the House passed Rep. Stephanie Bice's (R-Oklahoma) H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act. "President Trump's bold actions to secure our border have demonstrated deterrence is an effective method of prevention, and the Stop I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Advance Legislation to Strengthen Border Security and Defend Rule of Law * WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement the House passed Rep. Stephanie Bice's (R-Oklahoma) H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act. "President Trump's bold actions to secure our border have demonstrated deterrence is an effective method of prevention, and the Stop Illegal Entry Act  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Colleagues Mark 24th Anniversary of September 11th -- "We Will Never Forget" * WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Republican Conference Vice Chair, and 30 members of the Senate Republican Conference released a video message today honoring the 24th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The Senators reflected on the nearly 3,000 innocent lives lost, the br  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lucas votes for NDAA; Secures legislative wins for Oklahoma * Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Lucas voted in favor of the legislation and released the following statement. "Today, for the 65th consecutive year, Congress came together to fulfill the paramount duty of supporting America's warfighters, bolstering  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Release: House Passes Stop Illegal Entry Act * Washington, D.C.- Today, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass Rep. Bice's bill H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, This legislation increases penalties for aliens who illegally enter or reenter the United States, seeking to discourage migrants from coming to the U.S. illegally and keeping criminal aliens who disregard federal   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Cole Offers Conference Motion to Advance FY26 Appropriations Work Today, House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) offered a motion to move the House to conference with the Senate on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Acts, 2026. This marks the first time since Fiscal   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 9 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2025, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Legislation 1. S. ___, Free Speech Protection and Reforming Expiring Authorities; 2. S. ___, Safer Counter-Drone Authorities; 3. S. 1221, Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime Act; 4. S. 2283, a bill to designate the facility of the Uni  more