WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2021: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today offered the following statement in commemoration of the first anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords last year, which Lankford attended at the White House with President Trump and the leaders of Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates: "At this time last year, I stood with President Trump and leaders from Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates as they signed a peace agree more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package in a Ways and Means Committee markup today. The committee spent four days over the last week debating amendments on pieces of the legislation under Ways and Means jurisdiction. "Speaker Pelosi's priorities are not in line with the American peoples' priorities," said Rep. Hern. "We spent four days marking up more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting against the Build More Inflation Act, which passed the full Energy and Commerce Committee. The Build More Inflation Act is part of the Democrats' $3.5 trillion tax and spend spree. "The Build More Inflation Act is a step closer to a complete socialist takeover by the Democrats," Mullin said. "From a massive investment in the Green New Deal to expanding government-contr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), with 15 days until a possible federal government shutdown, was once again forced to call on the Senate and House of Representatives to pass his Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, which he reintroduced with his colleagues this week. The bill would permanently end unnecessary and unproductive government shutdowns and force Congress to stay in Washington, DC, until the work to fund the government is done. Federal funding runs more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Angus King (I-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Constitution education Is Valuable In Community Schools (CIVICS) Act - supporting the development of Constitution and civics education curriculum for students across the country. The legislation comes just ahead of Constitution Day on September 17th, a date established in 1952 to recognize the importance more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 16 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) along with Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), Rand Paul (R-KY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) to request information regarding the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) imposing a mask mandate for employees at private businesses. Lankford, last week, strongly opposed President Biden's Executive Order to require Executive Bra more PR