At this time of year, we hear a lot about the Christmas Spirit and we can see its existence all around us. It is a season when people tend to give more freely of their time by volunteering; they generously donate to their local food pantry, or treat one another with a little extra kindness and care. Even ‘how-to’ websites instruct those seeking to be full of Christmas Spirit to not just listen to Christmas music and to decorate, but also to: “Be generous and give,” and to “Smile, smile to anythi... Read more

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe are asking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expedite efforts to establish a veterans’ medical clinic in McCurtain County. On Dec. 11, 2015, Mullin and Inhofe sent a letter to the director of the VA Rocky Mountain Network, the Department’s service network in charge of Oklahoma, asking him to ensure the VA’s contracting office expedites its work on the southeast Oklahoma clinic so the project can finally be se... Read more

I get a lot of questions about why Congress votes on bills that are thousands of pages long when we have only had three or four days to read what is in them. This question has come up more and more as we have gotten closer to the deadline for passing a bill that funds the federal government for the next year. I want to make sure everyone knows that long-term funding bills do not come together overnight, and they are rarely put together behind closed doors. These bills may not be formally introdu... Read more

A new education law will restore control of Oklahoma’s education system to the state government, local school boards, and parents. The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) was signed into law on Thursday after passing both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate with overwhelming support. Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) worked to make sure Oklahoma’s education priorities were included in the final bill. “The federal government has been a burden on our teachers and in our clas... Read more

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) on Tuesday voted to secure U.S. borders by closing security gaps in an international program that facilitates travel and tourism to the United States and 37 additional countries that participate in the program. The Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act (H.R. 158) addresses national security concerns that have been brought to light in the current high terror threat environment. “It is our responsibility to keep Oklahomans and all ... Read more

Many existing church and civic group highway signs can now remain standing after the long term highway bill (FAST Act of 2015), championed by Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Oklahoma U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, was signed into law. Included in the FAST Act is a provision that allows churches and civic groups to keep their existing highway signs that are not larger than 32 square feet. Additionally, there are many other good provisions for Oklahoma in the new law. Mullin worked with other l... Read more

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) tonight issued the following statement after President Barack Obama addressed the nation to provide an update on the investigation following the attack in San Bernardino, California, and the threat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) poses to the United States and the world: “From the beginning, President Obama has consistently underestimated the threat that ISIS poses to the United States. Our commander in chief did not outline an effective strat... Read more

Sometimes it is hard to see a direct connection between what is happening in Washington, D.C. and our everyday lives here in Oklahoma. Over the past several weeks, I have been working on legislation that will impact us all in tangible ways. I want to highlight four bills that the House voted on this week that will have direct, positive impacts for Oklahomans. They are: Funding for our federal highway system (the FAST Act of 2015) Repealing No Child Left Behind (the Every Student Succeeds Act) Ma... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Conference Report for the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The report, which is a five-year transportation reauthorization of federal highway, transit, highway safety, motor safety and other programs, was signed out of the Conference Committee on December 1, 2015. The FAST Act is fully paid-for and increases federal highway funding for the state of Oklahoma by over $298 million from fiscal year 2016 through fiscal year... Read more

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 (H.R. 8) by a vote of 249-174: “It is time for the United States to move beyond the policies that were developed in an era of scarcity. If we are to maintain our global standing we must champion policies that reflect the energy abundance of today and support the infrastructure and security needs of tomorrow. “... Read more