Archive | April, 2012

Mass Hysteria

Mass Hysteria

By OKGOP | Blog, News

By Chairman Matt Pinnell To listen to Democrats and their allies, Gov. Mary Fallin’s tax-cut plan will unleash horror on a Biblical scale with human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria (my apologies to “Ghostbusters”). What the liberal attacks lack in consistency they make up for with relentlessness. Each week, liberals trot out

Governor Fallin Leads 13 States to Partner with Auto Manufactures to Develop Affordable CNG Vehicles

Governor Fallin Leads 13 States to Partner with Auto Manufactures to Develop Affordable CNG Vehicles

By OKGOP | News

(Oklahoma City) – Governor Mary Fallin today joined governors from 13 states in inviting auto manufacturers in the United States to partner in making more affordable Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles available to both state automobile fleets and private sector consumers. In a letter to auto manufacturers delivered today (see attachment), the 13 governors reinforced

Costello Responds on Short Term Victory for Family Farms

Costello Responds on Short Term Victory for Family Farms

By OKGOP | News

(Oklahoma City) – Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello calls the “withdrawal” of the Fair Labor Standards Act rules, a short-term victory for the family farm. The US Department of Labor’s notification that it is withdrawing proposed rules that would have prevented many young people from working in agriculture is the result of thousands of farmers, ranchers and

Inhofe, Others Pressure Obama Labor Dept. to Withdraw Farm Labor Rule

Inhofe, Others Pressure Obama Labor Dept. to Withdraw Farm Labor Rule

By OKGOP | News

(Washington D.C.) – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), today said that the pressure he and others put on the Obama administration has resulted in the Department of Labor (DOL) dropping the unpopular rule that would have prevented youth from participating in many common work activities on family farms.  Inhofe, who joined colleagues on two letters

New Private Sector Solution Will Lower Health Insurance Costs

New Private Sector Solution Will Lower Health Insurance Costs

By OKGOP | News

Commissioner Doak in Washington D.C. with Senator Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma City) – Many of Oklahoma’s small businesses can look forward to saving money, thanks to Governor Mary Fallin’s signing of Senate Bill 1621 today. The measure will allow small employers to purchase group insurance through an employer association, which can pool resources with like businesses.

Action Alert: Democrat Chair Compares Conservatives to Timothy McVeigh

Action Alert: Democrat Chair Compares Conservatives to Timothy McVeigh

By OKGOP | News

“Is he (Matt Pinnell) forgetting the fact that the bombing was done by somebody of his bent – in other words a right-winger? If Timothy McVeigh were alive today, he most likely would be a Tea Partier.” -Oklahoma Democrat Chairman Wallace Collins You read that right. That was the leader and spokesman for the Oklahoma

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