WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Highlights Record Speed of Senate Confirmations, Supports Work of POTUS' Nominees Washington, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Republican Conference Vice Chair, delivered a floor speech applauding the record-breaking speed of Senate confirmations for President Donald Trump's nominees. Lankford also pointed to the important work the Secretaries are doing as soon as they are sworn in. E  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin, Crapo, Colleagues Reintroduce Hearing Protection Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Mike Crapo (R-ID) and 27 of their Senate GOP colleagues reintroduced S. 364, the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The HPA would reclassify suppressors to regulate them like a regular firearm. "Every law-abiding American must have the freedom to protect their hearing while  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 27, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act, a critical piece of legislation aimed at permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances Act. In 2024, 1,181,939 Fentanyl pills were seized in the region. The Congresswoman met with the Association   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which makes the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent, equips law enforcement with the tools they need to keep fentanyl off our streets, and ensures practitioners can research fentanyl-related substances so we can better understand th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Kevin Kiley (CA-03) introduced the Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids (PROTECT Our Kids) Act, legislation to prohibit federal funding through the Department of Education for any school which continues to host a Confucius Classroom. Confucius Classrooms are Chinese language and learning centers in elementary and secondary school  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Bill Foster (D-IL), and Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced H.R. 1013, the Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025. The legislation ensures that teachers, charity employees, and other non-profit sector employees participating in 403(b) retirement plans have the same access to cost effective options that are available to ot  more