In Democrats’ rush to green, they have overlooked the necessity of fossil fuels in this world. I’ve previously discussed our supply chains’ inability to support Joe Biden’s climate agenda, and now we see another facet that the Democrats have missed: grid reliability. Democrats are pushing Green New Deal policies that leave our country dependent upon unreliable energy sources, straining our electri... Read More »

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) led seven of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra recently, urging the Secretary to release the long overdue 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2 proposed rule to modernize substance use disorder privacy regulations as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic ... Read More »

Last week, Joe Biden stood in front of a crowd in Pennsylvania and delivered one of the most divisive speeches I have ever heard from an American president. Joe Biden ran a presidential campaign supposedly based on unity. This speech was anything but unifying. Instead of offering solutions to the many crises his administration has created, Biden chose to attack and further divide his fellow Americ... Read More »

Wednesday, August 31st, is National Overdose Awareness Day, and I want to take this time to discuss the recent surge of fentanyl analogues and the danger they pose to our communities. Fentanyl is a controlled substance. However, illicit fentanyl production is the primary driver of our record-breaking numbers. Fentanyl abuse has become more prevalent and more dangerous in recent years due to “fenta... Read More »

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) led 64 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Defense Secretary Llyod Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken today on the first anniversary of the Biden Administration’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. Mullin questions the administration’s mismanagement on every level of the withdrawal of troops and personnel from Afghanistan, including th... Read More »

Among the many disastrous provisions found in the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, there is one in particular that is of great concern. This legislation awards $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to expand their workforce and hire 87,000 new agents. This plan would make the agency larger than the Pentagon, State Department, and Border Patrol combined. The IRS is currently sitting ... Read More »

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, moderated a panel today on the importance of American energy independence and its direct correlation to our national security. The discussion focused on how our nation’s adversaries use energy access as a threat, and how American exports will pave the way to global stabilization. “American Energy ... Read More »

Agriculture is a part of who we are in Oklahoma. Our farmers and ranchers provide everything from food to fuel and fabric for our communities and employ over 300,000 Oklahomans along the way. Generations of families have dedicated their livelihoods to our land, and we could not be more grateful for it. Recent reports of China acquiring U.S. farmland and agriculture companies is not only a threat t... Read More »

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting no on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5376, the Democrats’ Inflation Expansion Act. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result,” Mullin said. “House Democrats have passed another tax and spend spree that will drive our nation further into a recession and mak... Read More »

Education is the most valuable tool that we can give the next generation. As Oklahoma families prepare to and send their kids off to school, I want to recognize our teachers and what they do for all of us, especially our rural communities (a near and dear place to my heart). As a father of six kids who attend public school in Oklahoma, I have witnessed the dedication of Oklahoma’s teachers firstha... Read More »

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after the FBI raided the private residence of President Donald Trump. "What happened last night at the private residence of President Donald Trump should send chills down every American's spine," Mullin said. "The motivations for this investigation are overtly suspicious. An invasion like this is absolutely unprecedented. The we... Read More »

America is the land of opportunity, where everyone can work hard to achieve success. Oklahomans know this, and it is reflected throughout the hundreds of thousands of small businesses across our state. The entrepreneurial spirit is about hard work, not the heavy hand of the government that President Biden and Democrats in Congress are trying to force on the American people. Ninety-nine percent of ... Read More »

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) recently introduced the Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable (FAIR) Contributions Act to study the impact big streamers like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have on rural network costs and availability. This legislation would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a study into the current and projected demands on rural broadband netw... Read More »

Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) led nine of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tae Johnson, urging them to address the ICE budget shortfall and consider the impact this will have on our already deteriorating southern border. Mullin highlights t... Read More »

Amid skyrocketing inflation, historic national debt, and talks of a recession, Joe Biden is flipping to yet another page in his failed economic playbook: student loan forgiveness. Student loan payments have been on pause since the start of COVID-19 spread back in March 2020. As the August 31st expiration date nears, there are talks the Biden Administration will not only extend this freeze, but als... Read More »