WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Cole Statement on President Trump Paying All DHS Frontline Personnel Despite Democrat Shutdown House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement regarding President Trump's action to pay all Department of Homeland Security personnel who have missed compensation due to the Democrat-driven shutdown. Si more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Cole Statement on President Trump's FY27 Budget Request Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released the following statement on President Trump's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027: "With the partnership of President Trump, we enacted eleven full-year appropriations bills into law. We marked an end of the Demo more PR