WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05) released the following statement after passage of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. "I'm proud of the work my HASC colleagues and I have put into the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that passed last night. Properly funding our military servicemen and women to defend our country and its allies must still take precedence. No bill is perfect, and I anticipate further more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Sept. 24, 2021: * * * Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK-05) issued the following statement after passage of H.R. 3755 by the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Bice, a member of the Pro-Life Caucus, voted against the bill. "Today I voted against H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act. I cannot, in good conscience, support legislation that would allow an abortion up until birth. "This bill eliminates all current state and federal laws related  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the Pro-Life Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3755. Although the legislation purports to simply codify in statute the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, it would in practice preempt any state laws regarding the protection of unborn life. Cole voted against the legislation. "Make no mistake. H.R. 3755 is an abortion-on-demand bill masked by Democrats as l more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) voted against HR 3755, a bill to strip states of their legislative powers and enact federal late-term abortion, overriding any pro-life legislation at the state level. Rep. Hern spoke on the House floor against HR 3755, more appropriately named "The Abortion on Demand Act". You can watch Rep. Hern's full remarks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLHKi593FM4 Additionally, Rep. Hern joined almost 100  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Earlier this week, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) met with Alfredo Ortiz, President and CEO of the Job Creators Network, to discuss their lawsuit against the Biden Administration's unconstitutional vaccine mandate on American small businesses. Rep. Hern previously announced his intent to pursue both legislative and legal actions against Biden's executive order directing the Department of Labor to force the COVID-19 vaccine on businesses with 100 or mor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: On Tuesday, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) announced its Clean Energy Champions for 2021: U.S. Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK) and John Curtis (R-UT) and U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH and Mike Braun (R-IN). CRES annually honors Republican leaders government who have gone above and beyond in driving and supporting clean energy legislatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting no on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022. "I will always fight hardest in Washington for our service members who put their lives on the line to defend our freedoms every single day," Mullin said. "Unfortunately, this year's NDAA has multiple provisions that undermine this goal and do not have our troops' best interests in mind. This bil more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting against the Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act. This bill dramatically expands Roe v. Wade and would ban any state action to limit abortions while allowing abortion for any reason, at any stage of pregnancy until birth. "This legislation is absolutely sickening. I will always defend the rights of the unborn and I cannot imagine a bill that puts these rights more at ri more PR