WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Oct. 31, 2023: * * * Finishing the House's Work Earlier this month, eight House Republicans joined with every House Democrat to oust the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, for the first time in American history. As I warned then, this disastrous move plunged the House, Republicans' ability to function as a majority and the United States into chaos. Now, not only are we less  more