WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Feb. 6, 2024, at a hearing on the Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act of 2023 (H.R. 6276), and H. Res. 1065: * * * Good afternoon. President Biden didn't inherit the current chaos we see at the southern border--he created it. Within his first hours in office, he halted construction of the border wall, and in the days that followed, issued numerous   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on March 11, 2024: Last week, President Biden gave his third annual State of the Union address. However, unfortunately, instead of using this opportunity to unite our nation, President Biden gave a caustic and divisive speech, in which he utilized false claims in an attempt to persuade the American people into believing America is stronger today than it was three years ago. Now, I am going to debunk some of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after securing historic gains for traditionally underfunded Native American housing and transportation programs, as part of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2024: "I am very proud to announce that I, along with the help of Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz, was able to secure more than $1.34 bil  more