While education makes up the lion’s share of Oklahoma’s budget, health and human services represents the second largest category. This week, I want to break down some of the important appropriations we’ve made in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, along with funds we’ve utilized through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to improve health in Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the launch of the first-ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) to ensure the tribal nations have better access to the department, along with more input on issues impacting their members. Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Majority Floor Leader Greg McCortney, R-Ada, issued the following statement Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade:

Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, issued the following statement Friday regarding the Supreme Court’s historic ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Health and Human Services Chair Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, issued the following statement Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade:

Sen. Cody Rogers, R-Tulsa, released the following statement Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn the landmark case of Roe v. Wade. 

Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, released the following statement Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn the landmark case of Roe v. Wade. 

Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, released the following statement Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn the landmark case of Roe v. Wade.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Democratic Leader Kay Floyd, D-Oklahoma City, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade:

“I am outraged by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The court’s radical and wrongly decided opinion not only takes away fundamental constitutional rights but also seriously endangers the health of women all across our country.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, released the following statement after the release of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

“I praise God for this incredible victory in the fight to protect the unborn. The Supreme Court has overruled the abomination of Roe v. Wade and returned the issue of abortion to the states. Unfortunately, this means the fight to protect the unborn is not over. We cannot rest.