WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, the House Appropriations Committee released H.R. 10445, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025. The bill is expected to be considered on the House floor this week. Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "The American people gave Congress a clear mandate: secure the border, lower costs, and e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: "It's not about putting 'yeses' on the board it's about keeping 'noes' off the board and they have done that." On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Fox News's Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on America's Newsroom to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks, their paths to confirmation, and the role he and his Senate GOP colleagues play in the process. The senator unpacked h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued a statement following the passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 through the Senate, which included several major provisions he secured for Oklahomans. This legislation passed through the House of Representatives earlier in December and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. "Oklahomans want clean, safe water. We have worked f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced their bipartisan legislation to designate the bald eagle as the National Bird of the United States has passed the House of Representatives and the Senate. It will now head to the President's desk to be signed into law. "The bald eagle has long been a symbol of freedom and patriotism for our n more PR