Randy Krehbiel
Tulsa World Staff Writer
Thumbs up: Members of Congress are known more for criticizing government than praising it, particularly when the agency in question is run by the opposition party. U.S. Sen. James Lankford, though, had some kind words last week for the White House’s Office of Management and Budget.
The praise was prompted by the launch of OMB’s Federal Program Inventory, a searchable database of nearly 2,400 federal assistance programs. The database includes the amounts obligated to each of the 2,388 programs in fiscal year 2022 along with other information.
“For the first time, there is an online tool that allows Americans to quickly and easily search for information about every federal program that provides grants, loans, or direct payments,” Lankford said in a press release.
“You cannot change what you cannot see. As of today Americans can now see the duplication and spending in their government which is the first step to making real change.”
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Dots and dashes: Lankford and U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin and 1st District Congressman Kevin Hern were among Republicans asking the Biden administration to withdraw a proposed emissions rule that would require two-thirds of new light trucks and nearly half of medium-duty vehicles to be electric by 2032. … Speaking at C-PAC, the conservative convention where several Republican lawmakers hung out while Congress was in recess last week, Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz resumed his feud with Mullin by questioning the ethics of Mullin’s recent purchase of Oklahoma municipal bonds. … Fifth District Congresswoman Stephanie Bice was among four recipients of the mainstream Republican Ripon Society’s Theodore Roosevelt Award.
— Randy Krehbiel, Tulsa World
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