WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a press conference this morning, Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) will unveil the #CutRedTape Initiative, a new way for families and businesses to communicate with the Senate about how federal regulations impact them.

As Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, Lankford and Heitkamp will use this initiative to hear firsthand from families, businesses owners, and workers about the daily impact of federal regulations, and help determine what can be done to make them more effective and efficient.

WHAT: Senators Lankford and Heitkamp press conference to announce #CutRedTape

WHEN: Today, Thursday, March 26, 2015, 8:30am CT (9:30am ET)

WHERE: U.S. Capitol, Senate Radio-TV Gallery, S-325, Washington, DC