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Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation Stays Red But US House and Senate Turning Blue

The color in Oklahoma politics did not change on Tuesday, but that can’t be said in many other states across the country. Oklahoma’s five House districts saw the GOP hold serve across the board, while Oklahoma Congressman Kevin Hern successfully made the transition from House to Senate, winning his Senate race with 57% of the …

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Kevin Hern One Step Closer to Replacing Markwayne Mullin in the US Senate

Kevin Hern entered the race back in the spring to replace US Senator Markwayne Mullin, the heavy favorite after the junior Senator for the state was named Secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump Administration. The First District Congressman for Oklahoma took care of business on Primary day, garnering 69.35% of the vote and easily …

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House Advances Legislation to Rein in Executive Overreach

Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 277, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023. This legislation would require congressional approval of any major rule or regulation that has an economic impact of $100 million or more annually. “The Biden Administration has forgotten …

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Rep. Cole’s Column: Passing the Buck

The late, great Democratic President Harry S. Truman once famously placed a sign on his desk which proclaimed, “The Buck Stops Here.” Surely, “Give ‘em Hell Harry” is rolling in his grave on the release of the Biden Administration’s reports on its disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. Rather than accepting responsibility …

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