WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting against a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (AZ-04), citing partisan focus and Democrats' refusal to discipline their own members. "Let's be clear: violence is never okay," said Rep. Hern. "I condemn threats of violence from both sides of the aisle - something Speaker Pelosi has thus far been unwilling to do. A censure for Rep. Gosar would carry much more weight if more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) highlighted the role nuclear power plays in reducing carbon emissions during a joint Environment and Climate Change and Energy Subcommittee hearing today. Mullin questioned the ability of the United States to achieve net zero emissions in our electricity production without both nuclear power and natural gas being part of the portfolio. "When you start looking at what's happening, we're wanting to d more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford issued the following statement after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration suspended implementation and enforcement of the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for private employers after a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked the measure last week: "This win for workers is long overdue as many of us have pushed back hard for months against Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate," said La more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), on which he serves as a commission, hearing entitled, "Techno-Authoritarianism: Platform for Repression in China and Abroad." Lankford's questions focused on the communist Chinese government's misuse of data and how American companies can better protect themselves, ongoing privacy concerns, and China's use of a "social score" to determ more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued a statement after a leaked memo from the Department of Health and Human Services seeks to repeal certain protections for religious freedoms and directly calls out Members who have been outspoken of HHS' mishandling of conscience and religious freedom protections. The leaked memo from HHS states, "Groups who share the prior Administration's broad view of the application of RFRA or who will interpret this action as an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), the lead Republican on the Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, today participated in a hearing entitled, "Federal Government Perspective: Improving Security, Trade, and travel Flow at the Southwest Border Ports of Entry." The hearing witnesses included representatives for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and General Serv more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today joined Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) and all 48 of their Senate colleagues to file a formal challenge against President Biden's vaccine mandate under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which is the official process for Congress to eliminate an Executive Branch rule. This move to overturn President Biden's vaccine mandate for private employers is now guaranteed a vote on the Senate floor. The rule was tran more PR