Tag: Markwayne Mullin

Rep. Gaetz, Sen. Mullin Introduce National ‘Stand Your Ground’ Self-Defense Bill

May 5, 2023
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The legal standard known as “stand your ground”—which allows people to use deadly force to defend against a violent attacker—could become the law of the land under a new bill introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.). On Thursday, Gaetz and Mullin announced legislation (pdf) called the Stand Your Ground Act…

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin Highlights New GOP Energy Reforms

January 24, 2023
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Newly sworn-in Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has been in the U.S. Senate for three weeks and he’s moving forward with his first legislative package, which is focused on expanding U.S. energy production and cross-border energy permits. On Tuesday, Mullin introduced three new Senate bills focused on the energy sector. The first bill he introduced seeks…

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Capitol Report (June 9): GOP Accuses Dems of Jan 6 ‘Political Theatre’; Protests Continue at Justice Kavanaugh’s Home

June 9, 2022
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After one year of investigations into the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, the House select committee has prepared a public hearing. Republicans are calling it a political stunt timed just before the midterm elections. Jan. 6 is back in the spotlight. Were the events that took place that day a threat to democracy or a political…

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Trump’s First Impeachment ‘Shouldn’t Have Ever Taken Place’: Rep. Mullin

April 9, 2022
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Impeaching former President Donald Trump in 2019 was wrong and should be corrected, according to Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who recently introduced a resolution to expunge Trump’s first impeachment. The House impeached Trump for the first time on Dec. 18, 2019, alleging that Trump abused the power of his office by pressuring Ukraine to investigate a…

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‘I’d Do It Again Tomorrow’ Congressman Says After Attempt to Rescue Americans Stranded in Afghanistan

September 4, 2021
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Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) was in a plane circling the U.S.-held airport in Kabul with Special Forces last week on a mission to rescue Americans stranded in Afghanistan. Mullin had learned American citizens were stuck in the Taliban-controlled country and wanted to help get them out before U.S. troops withdrew before President Joe Biden’s Aug. 31…

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House Rep. Says He Is ‘Heading Home’ After Reported Afghanistan Evacuation Effort

September 1, 2021
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An Oklahoma Republican congressman said that he is “heading home” after reports that his whereabouts were unknown after he allegedly tried to carry out a rescue mission of Americans trapped in Afghanistan. “I am heading home,” Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) wrote on Wednesday in an Instagram post. “Have we been helping get Americans out of…

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Biden Energy Policies Heading America Toward a ‘Full-Fledged Recession,’ Oklahoma’s Rep. Mullin Warns

February 12, 2021
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President Joe Biden’s recent energy policy decisions to stop Keystone XL pipeline construction and halt oil and gas industry drilling on federal lands will put America’s economy into “a full-fledged recession,” according to Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.). “Absolutely, there is no doubt with the devastating executive orders that are coming out of the Biden administration…

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