Oklahomans Urge Action on Federal Judicial Nominees
Three prominent Oklahomans visited the White House and Capitol Hill on Monday to urge Senate confirmation of federal judicial nominees. The process of approving judges to the federal bench often slows in the months leading up to a presidential election as lawmakers from the party out of power sometimes stall action in hopes that they’ll win the White House and get a chance to replace the nominees with their own.
Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webber, former Seminole Nation Chief Enoch …
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Sen. Jim Inhofe to Deliver Speech About EPA Action on Fracking
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, plans to deliver a speech on the Senate floor at around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday about his views that the Environmental Protection Agency is targeting oil and gas companies that do hydraulic fracturing in the region that includes Oklahoma and Texas. His speech can be viewed here or on C-SPAN2 on television.…
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Sen. Tom Coburn Addresses GSA Scandal, His Own Efforts to Trim Conferences
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, has fought losing battles on the Senate floor to cut the amount of money spent on government travel and conferences. So maybe the scandal over the General Services Administration’s conference in Las Vegas will help his cause?
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Sen. Jim Inhofe Talks About His Long-Running Efforts Against Joseph Kony
Long before the viral video Kony 2012, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, was trying to raise awareness in this country about Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army and trying to steer U.S. policy toward engagement against him.
Inhofe is featured in Kony 2012, the Invisible Children-sponsored video that has been viewed by more than 100 million people. Now he is also featured in a video about the efforts of the U.S. Senate in regard to capturing Kony.
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Rep. James Lankford Comments in U.S. House on OKC Bombing Anniversary
U.S. Rep. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, spoke on the U.S. House floor on Thursday, the 17th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Honor Flight Comes to Washington
World War II veterans from Oklahoma made their first Honor Flight trip to Washington on Wednesday to see the World War II Memorial and other sites. This trip, out of Tulsa, was one of five the program will sponsor this year. Bryan Painter is writing a story for The Oklahoman on Sunday about three generations of a family, all of whom have served in the military, who made Wednesday’s trip. An accompanying video is also planned.
Below, Rep. James Lankford, …
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Alec Baldwin Says Arts Funding Helping Oklahoma Despite Sen. Coburn’s Opposition
Actor Alec Baldwin spoke at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday about arts funding in the United States, arguing that the country does not spend enough. He listed some of the Capitol Hill friends and foes of government funding for the arts and mentioned Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, as one who is “not as wonderful as we would like him to be on the issue of the arts.”
Baldwin then read some of the funding received last year …
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President Obama Nominates Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange to Scholarship Board
President Barack Obama on Monday nominated U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange to the board of trustees for the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.
Miles-LaGrange has been the chief judge in the western district of Oklahoma, based in Oklahoma City, since 2008. She has been a federal judge since 1994. She has also served as U.S. attorney and as an Oklahoma state senator.
The foundation, established by Congress, awards scholarships for graduate studies to students committed to a career in public …
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Obamas and Bidens Release 2011 Tax Returns
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama released their tax returns on Friday, as did Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill. The returns can be viewed here
The Obamas had adjusted gross income of $789,674 last year. After deductions and exemptions, their taxable income was $496,376. Their federal income tax bill was $162,074, and they’re due a refund of $24,515.
According to the White House, about half of the income was the president’s salary and the rest …
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C-SPAN in Oklahoma City This Week for Some Local History
The public affairs channel C-SPAN, which provides gavel-to-gavel coverage of Congress along with a broad array of government- and history-related programming, is in Oklahoma City this week preparing some features on the city’s history and literary life.
The producers and organizers have an interesting agenda for the productions, which will air during a special Oklahoma City feature weekend of May 5th and 6th on C-SPAN2’s BookTV and C-SPAN3’s American History TV.
Here are some of the highlights, provided by C-SPAN:…
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