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Republicans were nearly unanimous this week in approving the rules Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) negotiated with his conference’s hardline conservatives, but already it’s clear that one of the concessions he made — if it stays in place — will be challenged by mainstream Republicans members, including some from the Oklahoma delegation.
House Republicans argued Democrats will "weaponize" the U.S. Supreme Court amid "dangerous" calls to pack the Court, during a Wednesday press conference in support of a constitutional amendment to maintain the number of justices at nine.
"What the Democrats are trying to do now in the Senate to change the Supreme Court, to pack the Supreme Court, shakes the very foundation that our country was founded on, and it destroys the Constitution," Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. said during the press conference.
In a single day in Oklahoma, you can drive through fields being planted and harvested using precision GPS technology, past some of the country’s premier research universities, alongside natural gas wells using state-of-the-art energy technologies, and into the heart of Oklahoma City where the Innovation District hosts thriving bioscience, aerospace engineering and advanced medical research industries.
Rep. Stephanie Bice introduced legislation this week to ensure National Guard members who are disabled while on active duty in their states can get federal health care and disability benefits.
Bice, R-Oklahoma City, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said she became aware this year of the gaps in coverage when Oklahoma National Guard Specialist Cody Casey was injured while helping stranded motorists during a storm in February. Casey’s Humvee was struck by a truck near Vinita.
The federal government has awarded $50 million each to two major highway projects in Oklahoma, including one near Tinker Air Force Base, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Wednesday.
One project involves the widening and reconstruction of a five-mile stretch of Interstate 40 in Oklahoma County, and the other is aimed at improving a seven-mile stretch of I-35 at the Texas border.
Inhofe and other members of the Oklahoma congressional delegation sought the funding, which was awarded through the Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant program.
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK-5) saw a firsthand example of the energy technology and service sector’s innovative manufacturing technology during a visit of Kimray headquarters in Oklahoma City organized by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council. During the event, Bice heard about issues affecting the men and women working in our sector.
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) would ease federal restrictions for travelers who want to temporarily enter the United States to visit their family members.
“Allowing family members of U.S. citizens or permanent residents to temporarily visit the United States to be reunited for a funeral, a wedding, or to meet a new grandchild, is the right thing to do,” Rep. Bice said recently.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Officials announced an agreement to extend federal emergency SNAP benefits in Oklahoma through the end of 2021.
According to a news release from U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice’s office, the enhanced benefits were previously set to expire in July. The agreement was negotiated by Oklahoma Department of Human Services and Secretary Justin Brown with the USDA Office of Food and Nutrition Services.
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice recently talked about faith, family and the issues facing Congress during an Assembly of Catholic Professionals gathering in downtown Oklahoma City.
Bice was elected in November 2020 to represent Oklahoma’s 5th District. She told the group of professionals that her freshman year in Congress has been a whirlwind, including being chosen president of the freshman class in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is the first woman to be elected president of the freshman class.
Rep. Stephanie Bice is cosponsoring two bills aimed at helping military service members provide care for young children.
One bill would increase parental leave and the other would expand and modernize child care options. Both are cosponsored by key Democrats on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Bice, R-Oklahoma City, whose district includes many service members and workers at Tinker Air Force Base, said active duty military would get the same 12 weeks of parental leave as civilians under the legislation.