President Biden does not plan to extend the Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawing all U.S.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – To protect team members, their families and their communities, Tyson Foods is requiring its team members at U.S. office locations to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1, 2021. All other team members are required to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1, 2021, subject to ongoing discussions with locations represented by unions.

Water has always been a hot topic in District 19, and the Kiamichi River tops the list of rivers to protect. I spoke out against Oklahoma City using the Kiamichi to transport water from Sardis Lake to Oklahoma City. It would appear easier and cheaper to run a water line from Sardis Lake into McGee Lake, which already has existing lines to Oklahoma City. Also, Oklahoma City is planning to dam the Kiamichi River and create a 1,500-acre lake. This would no question affect the river, and the lake would take land off our tax rolls. In short, it would negatively affect our river and we lose money. That is why I ran a bill to protect our river by forcing a study to reveal how much water it would take to maintain the Kiamichi River at a safe level. This bill would require the state to maintain the river to a safe level by not permitting water that would lead to unsafe conditions. I passed the bill through the House, but it was killed in the Senate. We have tried to start this bill back in the Senate, but we have been unsuccessful.

U.S. Senator James Inhofe (Ranking Member – Senate Armed Services Committee): “Just a few months ago, America had 2,500 American troops in Afghanistan conducting critical special operations and intelligence missions to fight and defeat terrorist organizations to protect American families — that was what we were always there to do.

Like all massive bills, the Senate’s 2,700 page, trillion dollar-plus monstrosity of an infrastructure package is filled with several regrettable big ticket items, including ones that will cost us dearly in the name of fighting climate change. Even worse, buried deep in the bill are a great many relatively smaller provisions that are bad enough in their own right. This includes measures allowing more federal control over state and local building codes that can further the Biden Administration goal of “appliance electrification” by discouraging the use of natural gas in homes and businesses.

During the interim, the governor holds a series of ceremonial bill signings, which allow legislators, guests and advocates to come together to celebrate the ‘wins’ during the previous legislative session. Since session only runs February through May, there’s often not time to take a step back and appreciate the positive work we’ve done to improve the lives of Oklahomans.