WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on May 11, 2023, entitled "An Overview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2024": * * * I want to extend my warmest welcome to Administrator Spinrad. It's good to see you again. When you were in front of the Committee for the first time as Administrator, I told everyone there's a picture of you in Oklahoma at the dedication of the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: Senator James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, today introduced his Regulatory Accountability Act, which is a comprehensive re-write, update, and modernization of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The Administrative Procedure Act was put in place to manage the enormous expansion of the federal government under President Roo more PR