WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Cole on H.R. 8029: Paying Our Federal Workers is the Bare Minimum Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered the following remarks while leading debate on the House Floor in support of H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act. Read Chairman Cole's floor remarks, as prepared, here and below. "Madam S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Votes in Favor of the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act to End Senate Democrat Chaos * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act, which would reopen the Department of Homeland Security, allowing it to return to its mission of protect more PR