WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01) after he was elected Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) after she was elected to serve on the Elected Leadership Committee on behalf of her sophomore class. "I am proud to congratulate two of my good friends and fellow colleagues from Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice on their election to important lea more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor statement on Nov. 16, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), after 28 years of public service in the U.S. Senate, addressed his colleagues on the Senate floor and gave his farewell address. As prepared for delivery: As I reflect on my twenty-eight years serving in the United States Senate, I am reminded of the lessons I have learned from my former colleagues and friends who served alongside me here in the Senate. I had the privilege of serving with many more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today questioned national security officials in a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing entitled "Threats to the Homeland," an annual hearing that seeks to address some of the most pressing issues facing US national security and the ways in which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) work together t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: While Russian aggression, Chinese belligerence, and other threats jeopardize international stability, the Biden Administration devotes valuable taxpayer funding and resources to woke diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the US Department of Defense (DoD). As part of this effort, the administration has created a Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) position within the DoD. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) today introduced a Senate resolution to celebrate the second anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Consensus Declaration and urging that the United States once again be added as a signatory to the coalition of now 36 countries making a shared commitment to defending life, the family, and national sovereignty. "Oklahomans know that every life is precious, and signing onto the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced the Quantum in Practice Act, which would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to include quantum molecular simulations and modeling in federal scientific research. More specifically, quantum molecular simulations and modeling will allow experts to study chemical elements and reactions with impressive accuracy. This new research on more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Ranking Member Randy Weber (TX) was joined by Ranking Member Frank Lucas and other Science Committee Republicans to introduce a bill that will improve America's pipeline infrastructure for current and future energy sources. The Next Generation Pipelines Research and Development Act will improve interagency coordination more PR