Oklahoma Gov.-Elect Fallin To Meet With Obama

Oklahoma Gov.-elect Mary Fallin is

traveling to Washington this week to meet with President Obama on

homeland security issues and with incoming U.S. House Speaker John

Boehner of Ohio.

Fallin said Tuesday she plans to join other newly elected

Republican governors in the meeting with Boehner Wednesday to

discuss ways to repeal the new federal health care law. Fallin also

said she will emphasize her support for extending the Bush era tax

cuts.

Fallin said she also plans to meet with Obama on Thursday to

discuss various homeland security and safety issues involving the

states.

Fallin is still the 5th Congressional District representative.

She will be formally sworn in as Oklahoma’s 27th governor on Jan.

10.