WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Committee Approves FY27 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 34 to 28. Financial Services and General Government Su more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Committee Approves Numerous FY27 Subcommittee Allocations Today, the House Appropriations Committee advanced numerous subcommittee allocations for Fiscal Year 2027. The measure was approved with a vote of 32 to 28. Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "All twelve bills passed the House - and eleven full-year bills signed into law by Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Committee Releases FY27 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Bill Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, April 23rd at 9:00 a.m. The markup will be live-streamed a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Committee Releases FY27 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Bill Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2027 bill for the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, April 23rd, at 8:00 a.m. The marku more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford in The Hill: "Congress Can End Government Shutdowns and Partisan Brinksmanship" * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) recently wrote a column in The Hill about his Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025. Read it below or find it in The Hill HERE. By: James Lankford and Will Burger, senior federal affairs liaison at Americans for Prosperity Increasingly, Americans are  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Moore Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Department of War on Expanding Hiring at Military Depots * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT-01) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Secretaries of the US Air Force, Army, and Navy highlighting a policy they secured in the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which expanded theD more PR