I was in Oklahoma City over most of the
weekend visiting friends in the hospital. I
won't mention their names, but please keep
those from our area who are sick or injured
in your prayers. It is amazing what the
will of people and the spirit can do to heal
when there are friends who believe in you.
I'm sorry I had to miss a couple of events
at home, but I felt that I needed to be at
the hospital to be with friends and help
those families in need.
Best wishes are to be
extended to one of my colleagues who will be
leaving the Oklahoma House of
Representatives. Ryan McMullen, who shares
a portion of Caddo County with me, as well
as other parts of the state to the west and
north, will be leaving the legislature to
take a position in the Presidential
administration running the USDA Rural
Development Programs. This area is key to
providing assistance through grants and
loans to rural Oklahoma. Ryan will do an
excellent job in this job.
Congratulations are also
extended to Keith Parker, a former resident
of Elgin, who was selected to be the
Vice-President of the Bricktown Rotary
Club. This is a great group of people who
do quite a bit of civic work. Keith is an
outstanding leader and will do a lot of good
in this capacity.
Interim studies were
approved by the Speaker of the House this
past Friday. Three of my ten studies were
approved, so I will be busy preparing for
those. The studies were:
1) Updates on Tax Increment
Financing Districts;
2) Rural Firefighter
Training Programs; and
3) Prison Reintegration
Programs, which was combined with a study to
be held by Rep. Kris Steele.
Of the 167 interim
studies, 120 of them were approved. I'm
disappointed the Speaker did not see the
need to study some of my subjects like
school drop-out rates and the need to
fully-fund disaster reimbursement, but that
will not deter me. I will be holding
meetings on each of my seven studies and I
will invited the members to attend and learn
more about the subjects. I hope I will
see legislators and members of the public
present to analyze these issues and I will
certainly keep you informed through this
column.
It is an honor to represent
your views at the State Capitol. If you wish to
contact me and discuss one of these or another
issue, I can be reached at my office in Oklahoma
City toll-free at 1-800-522-8502, or directly at
1-405-557-7305. My e-mail address is
joedorman@okhouse.gov at work. My mailing
address is PO Box 559, Rush Springs, OK 73082
and my website is
www.joedorman.com on the Internet. Thank
you for taking time to read this column and I
look forward to seeing you soon.
Rep. Joe Dorman testifying to a a committee
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