WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2025 bill for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, June 11th at 6:00 p.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee's website. Agriculture more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations released the following testimony by Fabio de Sa e Silva, a professor of Brazilian studies at the University of Oklahoma, from a hearing dated May 7, 2024, entitled "Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom, & Rule of Law?": * * * Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, Thank you all very much for this invitation and for the honor to testify about democracy and th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske to ask for answers on how ammunition carried by the five Americans detained in Turks and Caicos was missed by US screenings. Lankford called out the known vulnerabilities with TSA in identifying smuggled weapons and bombs, and he questioned TSA's plan to ensure they c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with their colleagues, introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapprovalto strike down the Biden Administration's rule endangering the safety and wellbeing of unaccompanied alien children. The CRA would force meaningful reforms to the government's Unaccompanied Children (UC) program.  "President Biden more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on June 10, 2024: * * * Since the founding of our great nation, patriotic men and women have selflessly chosen to serve our country as a part of the Armed Forces. These brave men and women are deserving of all our respect and appreciation, and we must make it a priority of ours in Congress to fight for the servicemembers who fight for us. As the son of an Air Force veteran, Chairman of the House Appropriation more PR