Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) sent a letter to John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, in response to his outrageous comments that he’s putting the United States natural gas industry “on notice.” Mullin highlighted the innovation of our domestic producers in lowering carbon emissions and called on Kerry to direct his criticisms towards global emitters, such as the Chinese Commu... Read more »
Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) introduced a bill to codify President Trump’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reform from July 2020. The “Stop NEPA Expansion Act” comes in response to the Biden Administration’s decision to roll back the Trump Administration’s successful modernization of these outdated laws and streamlined permitting process for producers. The Trump-era reform ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to prioritize and commit additional funding to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Mullin was joined by Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) introduced a bill to impose harsher punishment for those who perform partial birth abortions. The “Partial Birth Abortion is Murder Act” would increase the punishment for those found in violation of the Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003 to a minimum of five years to a maximum of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The introduction of this ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) was joined by Reps. Jackie Speier (CA-14), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Troy Balderson (OH-12), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Tony Gonzales (TX-23), and Anthony Brown (MD-04) in leading a group of 39 bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecutions (SHIIP) Act to remove sexual harassment from the military chain... Read more »
Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) led 21 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement to expand the definition of Title IX to include gender identity. Mullin is whole-heartedly opposed this change, as it would diminish the very protections on which the measure is based and erase... Read more »
Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) will hold a Telephone Town Hall for Oklahomans on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 6:35pm CT. The event will last approximately an hour. “I look forward to the chance to connect with you next week and hear directly about the issues affecting you and your family,” Mullin said. “I’ll open with a short update on new pieces of legislation I am introducing and provide ... Read more »
Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today, pressing Commissioner Charles Rettig on the massive backlog of unprocessed tax returns preventing hard-working men and women from receiving refunds to which they are entitled. Additionally, Mullin criticized the Biden Administration’s proposal to expand the IRS and award the agency $80 billion to do so,... Read more »
Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), along with 15 of his Republican colleagues, cosponsored H.R. 7493, the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act. This legislation ensures an individual’s right to self-defense is not stripped due to financial hardship. This bill will modify the bankruptcy code to allow an individual debtor to exempt from their bankruptcy estate one or more firearms up to... Read more »
Congressional members of the Oklahoma and Arksansas delegations released the following statements after Canoo, a high-tech advanced mobility company with announced headquarters in Northwest Arkansas and factories in Oklahoma, was officially chosen by NASA to produce vehicle transport for astronauts during the future Artemis mission to the Moon. Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) said, “Oklahoma h... Read more »