WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today released an annual report outlining initiatives and accomplishments from 2012 and 2013, many of which led him to receiving rankings as one of the top Senate conservatives by National Journal, Club for Growth, and the American Conservative Union.

In the opening letter of the report, Inhofe wrote: “Despite the many obstacles, I have worked hard in my leadership roles to help the people of Oklahoma and to improve the direction of our country. This year’s report outlines how I have been able to get things done in this do nothing Senate.”
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Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) took part in his first hearing as a sitting member of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee this week. During the hearing, members discussed employment opportunities for our nation’s veterans in the oil and gas industry by hearing from individuals of the industry on what they are doing to employ more veterans.

The hearing focused on the hiring challenges that face our nation’s veterans as they transition into the civilian job market and the vast economic opportunities that await them in the fields related to exploration and development of American energy.
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Sen. Jim Inhofe

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services  Committee (SASC), today delivered the following opening statement at the hearing to consider six Defense and Homeland Security nominations. Sen. Inhofe’s prepared remarks focused on the current state of defense readiness.  Most American will be shocked at how, in this threatening time, poorly staffed and supplied current defense forces stand at risk.
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Breitbart is reporting that as talks resumed in Vienna Tuesday between Iran and the P5+1 negotiating partners (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) for agreement on Iran’s nuclear program; new information was revealed that Iran is aggressively moving ahead not only with a weapons program but also to develop ballistic missiles to deliver those weapons.
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Dr. Tom Coburn, (R-OK)

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), John Barrasso, M.D. (R-WY), John Boozman, O.D. (R-AR), Rand Paul, M.D. (R-KY) today sent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner a letter questioning CMS’ plan to perform front-end testing of the ICD-10 billing code system during the week of March 3, 2014.
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