WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Bice and Jacobs Introduce the Workforce Education and Partnership Act * Washington, D.C.- Today, Representatives Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) re-introduced the bipartisan "Workforce Education and Partnership Act". This legislation would authorize the expansion of three existing "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act" grant programs to create new partnerships between employer more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on March 25, 2026: * * * Day 40: Senate Democrats Continue to Abdicate Their Article I Responsibilities The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 40 days, making it the longest partial government shutdown in history, and nearing the record-breaking 43-day total government shutdown from last fall. Democrats continue to block funding for DHS over  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Appropriators Demand America First Accountability at the United Nations Last week, Appropriators on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee traveled to New York City for a bipartisan field hearing at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Chaired by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), the subcommi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Cassidy, Colleagues Launch Investigation into Abortion Drug Manufacturers, Urge FDA to Crack Down on Illegal Online Sellers * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Chair of the Senate Values Action Team, Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Steve Daines (R-MT), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Lindsey Graham more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Oversight Underway: Rogers, Cole Open National Weather Service Hearing Today, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY), Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), and other members examined the National Weather Service (NWS) and its vital public safety mission to deliver timely, accurate forecasts more PR