WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement today after President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the end of the withdrawal from Afghanistan: "President Biden's decisions on Afghanistan are clearly his alone. He didn't listen to his military advisors about maintaining a small but effective presence in Afghanistan or how to exit the country safely. He didn't more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) led 106 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives on a letter to the American people yesterday, affirming their commitment to fiscal responsibility and promising not to participate in any attempt from the Democrats to raise the debt ceiling. Historically, negotiations to raise the debt ceiling have been bipartisan. "Over the last year, Pelosi hijacked a global pandemic to rationalize rampant spending, and more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 1 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued a statement on the arbitrary deadline of August 31, 2021, that President Biden set to get Americans and allies out of Afghanistan: "The Biden Administration did not use every available resource--including time--to bring every American to safety. "The hundreds of Americans and thousands of allies left behind in Afghanistan are now potential bargaining chips for the Taliban to make de more PR