MOORE, Oklahoma, April 13 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) this week reintroduced legislation to reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) which currently serves nearly 780,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives each year and is set to expire September 30, 2023. The legislation would extend funding for the program through fiscal year 2028. "Since 1997, SDPI has significantly improved the trajectory of diabe more PR

CHEYENNE, Oklahoma, April 13 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after U.S. District Court of North Dakota Judge Daniel Hovland granted a preliminary injunction, prohibiting the enforcement, implementation, or application of the Biden Administration's revised "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. Oklahoma and 23 other states filed the complaint against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Co more PR