WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Cole Corrects Democrat Falsehoods on Interagency Transfers Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) issued the below statement following news reports claiming the Trump Administration is seeking to divert billions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to supplement the Department of War's budget: "Despite multiple false media headlines, the fact remains: not one dollar has been transfe more PR