WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Democrats Chose a Shutdown--Americans Are Paying the Price A government shutdown might sound like abstract words in Washington--but across America, the impact is painfully real and will continue to get worse. The Democrat-led shutdown is halting paychecks for our troops and federal law enforcement, furloughing and risking the jobs of federal  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Mullin Exposes Schumer's Fear, Calls on Democrats to Reopen the Government * Washington, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), joined Fox News' "Faulkner Focus" with Harris Faulkner. The Senator discussed how Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are continuing to hold the American people hostage with their ridiculous and unreasonable demands for illegal aliens. S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Van Duyne Introduces Protecting America's Roads Act to Rid the Country of Illegal Immigrant Commercial Truck Drivers and Ineligible Foreign Nationals * Washington, D.C. - Four days after Oklahoma Governor, Kevin Stitt, announced the arrest of 130 illegal immigrant commercial truck drivers, U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) introduced the Protecting America's Roads Act to enact into la  more