WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered the following remarks during floor consideration of H.R. 10515, the American Relief Act, 2025, highlighting the need to keep the government open and provide much-needed disaster relief to the American people. Watch Chairman Cole's remarks here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyWWumtnUvo).  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released the below statement following his support of H.R. 10515, the American Relief Act, 2025. Chairman Cole said, "The contrast between Republican and Democrat leadership could not be greater tonight. Just now they voted to shut down the government and deny Americans - who desperately need help - critical recovery resources. I stood wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following commentary to the National Review on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * As Congress confronts another funding deadline and shifts its focus to government reform, the outlook for our fiscal trajectory remains at a crossroads. Central to this challenge is America's escalating debt crisis, driven by an often-overlooked issue: unsustainable mandatory spending. In a new Wall Street Journal opin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following commentary to the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Tom Cole's (OK-04) opinion piece, in which he emphasizes that charting a responsible path forward and securing our future prosperity requires addressing the primary driver of U.S. spending, was published in the Wall Street Journal. In the piece, he calls on lawmakers, reform leaders, and - most importantly - the nation to collaborate on solutio more PR