| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Tuesday August 27, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Cole, Appropriators Demand Answers on Tribal Food Distribution Shortages
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024:
Today, House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), joined by leaders on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, demanded answers from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack regarding failures under its Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), which have inflicted a dire food shortage crisis on our natio
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House Science Committee Leaders Lucas, Lofgren Issue Statement on Optica Senior Leadership Change
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024:
Last week, Optica made changes to its senior leadership following a board review of the Optica Foundation Challenge. The board's decisions follow months of scrutiny by Science Committee leaders of Optica's distribution of anonymized Huawei donations to recipients of prestigious research awards.
"We are encouraged that Optica is now
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Mullin Statement on 3rd Anniversary of the Abbey Gate Terrorist Attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following statement reflecting on the third anniversary of the Abbey Gate terrorist attack which claimed the lives of 13 American servicemembers during the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
"The American withdrawal from Kabul in 2021 was a complete disaster brought on by systemic failures across multiple a
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