WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: As inflation remains at a 40-year high, a bill to help address those costs in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction by Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), theCHIP-IN Improvement Act of 2022, has unanimously passed the Senate. This bill will allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use existing funds to offset the cost of inflation to build a 275,000-square-foot, 58-bed medical- more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release and letter: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA) to send a letter to Seileen Mullen, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, seeking answers about TRICARE beneficiaries' ability to maintain access to local pharmacies. Lankford's office has received calls from concerned Oklahomans after their local, small pharmacies have informed them of changes to their access  more PR

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2022: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the passing of friend and former Congressman Bill Brewster, who represented Oklahoma's then Third Congressional District from 1991- 1997: "I'm saddened to learn of the passing of my friend and former colleague, Bill Brewster. I had the distinct privilege of serving with Bill in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the United States House of Represen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03), along with Reps. Cindy Axne (IA-03), Mike Carey (OH-15), Al Lawson (FL-05), Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Marc Veasey (TX-33) recently introduced the Supporting Our First Responders Act. This bill creates a new grant program under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which would help emergency medical services (EMS) agencies with hiring and retention of qu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Oct. 3, 2022: * * * Commitment to America Last month, House Republicans renewed our "Commitment to America" by outlining policies to get America back on track amid the numerous crises caused by the out-of-touch policies and irresponsible spending pushed by President Joe Biden and Democrats. Indeed, House Republicans have solutions to create and rebuild an economy that's strong, a nation that's safe, a future that is built on freedom and a government that's more PR