Body It’s crazy to think we’ve made it just about halfway through the legislative session. We’ve passed the deadline to advance bills that originated from our chamber, and we’re now back in committees hearing measures that were approved by the House.

Body Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com The weather men warned us. Over and over.

Body Who would challenge the fact that our world today has gotten much smaller than at any time in its history.

Body Mexican cartels are getting stronger as the Biden administration weakens security at the border, according to several current and former law enforcement officials.

Body Since we passed the March 11 deadline to advance bills that originated in our chamber, we’re now focusing on reviewing House bills that were approved in their chamber and assigning them to our Senate committees.

Body Recently we had the opportunity to have lunch with a young, newly married friend whom we haven’t seen in a few months. After the usual banter and light gossip about the lives of mutual friends, we asked about his life now that he had been a husband for a while.

Body Two big annual events in Choctaw County last week included the Choctaw County Junior Livestock Show and the Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Banquet. Both events appropriately are intended to reward outstanding individual effort.

Body The House on Thursday approved legislation aimed at strengthening background checks on firearm sales and transfers, a leading priority for Democratic lawmakers. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act — spearheaded by Rep.

Body Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) “Universal background checks are a commonsense approach to address the gun violence epidemic plaguing our country. I’m proud to support the Background Check Expansion Act and look forward to passing it and other much-needed reforms.

Body Congressman Markwayne Mullin says Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to grab guns now that Democrats control Congress and the White House.