Sen. Dusty Deevers’s Press Releases

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – In support of bolstering educational excellence and understanding the formation of the United States, the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus (OKFC), led by Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, and Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, the Oklahoma State Work Permits and Visas Task Force published their report, making several recommendations to the legislature for immigration-related bills. Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, spoke forthrightly against the recommendations and encouraged his fellow legislators to do likewise.

“As legislators, we must look out first and foremost for the well-being of Oklahomans,” Deevers said. “I’m afraid these recommendations fail to do that.”

OKLAHOMA CITY — With the State grocery tax set to be eliminated on August 29, Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, celebrated the additional money going back into the hands of the people of Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY — On Saturday, a 20-year-old shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, wounding his ear, killing one man, and injuring two more. Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, released the following statement condemning the attack and encouraging citizens to follow Trump’s exhortation immediately after being shot to “fight” for our principles.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Republican National Committee's (RNC) platform committee adopted their 2024 platform on Monday, with their recommendations set to go before the full convention in the coming days. Notably, the opposition to abortion and support for a Christian definition of marriage present in previous platforms were removed. Senator Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, issued the following statement condemning the committee and calling on RNC delegates to amend the committee’s recommendations at the convention next week.

OKLAHOMA CITY — On Friday, Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, commended State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ decision to incorporate the Bible into Oklahoma public school curriculum.

“The Bible’s status as the most important book ever written is not in dispute. Including it in public school curriculum is not a scandal: excluding it is. It is difficult, if not impossible, to provide students a proper understanding of Western civilization, world history, and U.S. history without significant emphasis on the Bible.

OKLAHOMA CITY — On the anniversary of the Dobbs decision, Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, responded to the presence of billboards advertising the abortion pill in Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Within the last week, 49 U.S. Senators signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to reconsider the expansion of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic authority, a move that Sen.

OKLAHOMA CITY — On April 26, the Biden administration revised Title IX to include transgender entitlements for participation in women’s sports and spaces, rejecting the natural definitions of biological sex embraced by sane societies for millennia.