Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District
Recent News About Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District
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Congressman Josh Brecheen, Senator JD Vance Demand Biden Administration Rescind Rule Providing Healthcare to Illegal Aliens
Congressman Josh Brecheen and Senator JD Vance (R-OH) demanded that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescinds a proposed rule that would provide healthcare to illegal aliens presently in the United States under the DACA program.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen, Senator Ted Budd Send Follow-Up Letter After NIH Fails to Answer for Suicides in Trans Study
Congressman Josh Brecheen and Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a follow-up letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after the agency failed to respond to a May 2023 letter demanding answers after two young people committed suicide during an NIH-funded transgender study.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen’s Bill to Empower Border Patrol Agents to Defend the Homeland Advances Out of Homeland Security Committee
Congressman Josh Brecheen’s bill, H.R. 4467, The “DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act,” advanced out of the House Committee on Homeland Security today clearing the way for the bill to eventually be sent to the House Floor for consideration by the full House of Representatives.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Introduces Bill to Empower Border Patrol Agents to Defend the Homeland
On July 6, 2023, Congressman Josh Brecheen introduced the DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act to ensure the federal government is spending taxpayer dollars in a responsible manner when executing government contracts at the Southern border.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Introduces Patriotism Not Pride Act
Congressman Josh Brecheen introduced the Patriotism Not Pride Act, which would prohibit federal agencies from using taxpayer resources to promote Pride Month or any similar event.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Issues Statement After Conservatives Rack Up Wins at the Supreme Court
Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s student loan bailout in Biden v. Nebraska and defended religious liberty and the First Amendment in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.
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New Garbage and Recycling Services Begin July 3
Waste Connections is the current vendor for the City of Council Bluffs recycling and solid waste collection services.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Introduces Healthy SNAP Act to Protect Taxpayers and Fight Back Against Obesity
On June 13, 2023, Congressman Josh Brecheen introduced the Healthy SNAP Act of 2023.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Votes to Nullify Biden-ATF Pistol Brace Rule and to Protect Americans’ Gas Stoves
Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.J.Res 44, which would nullify the Biden Administration’s unconstitutional pistol brace rule and H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act.
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Representatives Josh Brecheen and Eric Burlison Introduce The Stop Government Overreach in Ranching Act
On Monday, Congressman Josh Brecheen and Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO) introduced the Stop Government Overreach in Ranching Act.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Announces More June In-Person Town Halls
Congressman Josh Brecheen will hold in-person town hall meetings on Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Statement on DOJ Indictment of President Trump
Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the below statement following news that President Trump is expected to be indicted for a second time.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Votes NO on Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling Agreement
Congressman Josh Brecheen voted NO on H.R. 3746, the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling agreement.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Announces June 2nd In-Person Town Hall and June 6th Telephone Town Hall
Congressman Josh Brecheen will hold an in-person town hall meeting on Friday, June 2nd and a telephone town hall on Tuesday, June 6th.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen To Vote NO on Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling Agreement As It Currently Stands
Congressman Josh Brecheen will vote NO on H.R. 3746, the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling agreement as it currently stands.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Announces June In-Person Town Hall
Congressman Josh Brecheen will hold an in-person town hall meeting on Friday, June 2nd.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen, House Republicans Pass Resolution Overturning Biden EPA’s Anti-Trucker, Anti-Consumer Emissions Standards
On May 23, 2023, Congressman Josh Brecheen and House Republicans passed S.J.Res. 11, a joint resolution nullifying an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that places draconian emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles sold after 2027.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen Co-Sponsors the PRIME Act to Empower Local Farmers and Individual States
Congressman Josh Brecheen co-sponsored H.R.2814, the PRIME (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption) Act.
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Congressman Josh Brecheen, House Republicans Pass the Secure the Border Act of 2023 as Title 42 Expires
Congressman Josh Brecheen and House Republicans passed the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R.2) just hours before Title 42, the pandemic-era policy that is one of the last deterrents for migrants to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, expires.
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Oklahoma Delegation Successfully Stops Federal Agency Attempt to Silence Religious Freedom at A Local Catholic Hospital
Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK), Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK), Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and Representative Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services threated to resend St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s accreditation for having a single, enclosed religious “living flame” present in the hospital’s chapel, a tenant of its faith.