WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement at a Sept. 28, 2021, hearing to receive testimony on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for appearing today. I would like to echo Chairman Reed's comments about the committee receiving your written statements late last night. This committee and the American people have wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Congressional Western Caucus and Senate Western Caucus Members to unveil an alternative to the Biden Administration's "30 by 30 initiative" and America the Beautiful report, known as the Western Conservation Principles. The Members' approach is a blueprint for responsible, effective conservation supported by rural communities across the United States. "We do not need new vague and lofty conservation campaign promises; more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Governmental Operations and Border Management, today introduced the Department of Defense (DOD) Improved Hiring Act and the Service Contract Modernization Act, two bills aimed at updating and modernizing federal hiring and contracting practices. "I have engaged directly with Oklahoma military installations on ways we can more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2021: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement on the vote to increase the debt limit. "I have been clear since July--I will not support a debt ceiling increase while President Biden and Democrats continue their reckless, partisan spending spree. Democrats want to increase the debt limit today then spend an amount to be determined later in the days ahead. "The American people are already facing increased costs on goods  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.) and 35 of their Republican colleagues in sending a letter asking Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to address reports that thousands of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, were released into the interior of the U.S. instead of facing removal as the administration had previously pledged. The senators wrote, "While we applaud the  more PR