Cap-and-Tax Bad for Farmers, Rural America

    We like to say that we have the safest, most abundant, most affordable food and fiber supply in the world.  But this isn’t just a boastful expression, it is a reality.  Our farmers and ranchers are responsible for feeding folks living in our country and throughout the world. But, cap and tax legislation threatens that safe, abundant and affordable food and fiber supply.  The agriculture | Read More »

    Expanding Offshore Drilling Boosts American Economy, Creates Jobs

    Last year, following a dramatic price spike in gas prices and very vocal call by the American people to increase American-made energy, Congress and then-President George W. Bush ended a decades-long ban on offshore drilling.  Even though the Department of the Interior has jurisdiction over our coasts, Congress had used its power to spend to eliminate offshore drilling by restricting the funds necessary to develop | Read More »

    The Winds of Change

    Wind-generated electricity is key to our future success of energy independence.  Oklahoma has long played a role as one of the country’s largest energy producing states.  And with the recent uptick in alternative energy, Oklahoma is once again leading the charge.  Currently, we are the 9th largest producer of wind power in the United States, generating 689 megawatts each year which powers around 200,000 homes.  | Read More »