WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today stood firmly again with the Oklahoma National Guard and Guard members around the nation and again offered his bill on the Senate floor. Late last night, Lankford offered the legislation as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard because of their C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Dec. 2, 2021, during a debate on the rule providing for consideration of a short-term funding bill (H.R. 6119): * * * Today's rule covers one item, a continuing resolution to fund the government and keep it open and operating through February 18, 2022. While I'm grateful that we are taking steps to avoid a government shutdown, I am disappointed by the solution before us - yet another short-term funding bill more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks at a Dec. 2, 2021, hearing to consider a short-term spending bill (H.R. 6119) and the continuing resolution to fund the government through Feb. 18, 2022: * * * Our hearing today covers two items, a continuing resolution to fund the government through February 18, 2022, and yet another contempt of Congress resolution. I'll discuss the contempt of Congress resolution first. Unfortunately, this resolution comes t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2021: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6119, a continuing resolution to fund the government at current levels through February 18, 2022. Cole opposed the measure. "For nearly a year, Democrats have been so fixated on advancing their radical, multi-trillion-dollar policy priorities that they have failed to make any bipartisan progress on the basic task Congress has to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSRep) -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2021: * * * Ranking Member Frank Lucas released a statement today welcoming Representative Mike Carey to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. Carey is a newly elected Member from Ohio's 15th district. "I am delighted to welcome Congressman Mike Carey to the Science Committee, and believe that he has the experience, drive, and know-how to be a str more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: At a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) called out social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, for becoming political platforms that engage in content-based speech discrimination online. These social media platforms, among others, have abused their legal protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Mullin brought attention to the many more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) announced Oklahoma was awarded two grants to establish aviation workforce development programs. These grants are the first ones awarded under the new programs Inhofe created in Section 625 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254). Inhofe worked closely with then-President Trump to establish two grant programs, one for Aircraft Pilots and one for Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers. The Oklahoma Aeronautics C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today responded to the Continuing Resolution (CR) that includes $7 billion for Afghanistan refugee resettlement. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has already spent$6 billion on Afghanistan resettlement efforts in only three months but DHS has yet to report how they have spent the money. DHS missed the mandatory reporting deadline, but Democrats are asking for Congress to vote on $7 billion more for Af more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who serves on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor in response to the Continuing Resolution (CR) being debated today, which includes $7 billion for Afghanistan refugee resettlement. Earlier this evening, Lankford called out the Democrats for demanding more money while providing no accountability for how it's spent or who the refugees even are. The Departme more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement after the Democrats' continuing resolution (CR) passed the Senate: "Our nation is faced with chaos at the border, with the vaccine mandate, inflation, and supply chain issues. Meanwhile, Congress continues to spend taxpayer dollars at record speed that continues to inflate the chaos. "It's time to focus on actual solutions that Americans want: stop reckless spending, stop the vaccine mand more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Senator James Lankford, along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced legislation to prevent payments for legal settlements for illegal immigration. Under the Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act, no federal funds, including money from the Judgment Fund, could be spent to enrich illegal immigrants at the expense of hardworking American t more PR