House Speaker Says Cherokee Nation Chief Barred From Future Floor Speeches

House speaker says Cherokee Nation Chief barred from future floor speeches

Oklahoma House leaders say Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. will not be invited back to speak after he defended Medicaid expansion on the House floor, according to FOX23's sister station KOKH.

House speaker: Cherokee chief no longer allowed to speak in chamber

The head of the Cherokee Nation will not be invited back to speak on the House floor after he took a “political position” defending Medicaid expansion, the House speaker said Thursday.

Cherokee chief won’t be allowed to speak on Oklahoma House floor again, chamber leader says

OKLAHOMA CITY — The head of the Cherokee Nation will not be invited back to speak on the House floor after he took a “political position” defending Medicaid expansion, the House speaker said Thursday.

Cherokee chief won’t be allowed to speak on Oklahoma House floor again, chamber leader says • Oklahoma Voice

Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chuck Hoskin Jr. addresses a meeting of the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma on March 20, 2025 in Catoosa. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — The head of the Cherokee Nation will not be invited back to speak on the House floor after he took a “political position” defending Medicaid expansion, the House speaker said Thursday. House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, said Principal Chuck Hosk…

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Hilbert to Hoskin: Medicaid expansion comments 'inappropriate' in House floor speech

One day after Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke to the Oklahoma House of Representatives and referenced his opposition to proposals that could rollback Medicaid expansion, Speaker Kyle Hilbert wrote Hoskin a letter expressing his “disappointment” with the chief’s decision to “delve into political matters” during his invited speech. “It was quite inappropriate […] The post Hilbert to Hoskin: Medicaid expansion comments ‘inapp…