WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2025 bill for the Homeland Security Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, June 4th at 8:30 a.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee's website. Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei (R-NV) said, "The top prior  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2025 bill for the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, June 4th at 10:00 a.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee's website. State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairm  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on June 3, 2024: * * * On May 28, 1924, the Labor Appropriations Act passed through Congress, officially creating the United States Border Patrol. Since then, Border Patrol agents have been responsible for securing our borders and carrying out the mission of "protect the American people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation's economic prosperity." This means that just last week was the 100th year anni  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 3, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to President Trump being found guilty on 34 counts: "This verdict against President Trump is a farce and weaponization of the courts. "Thankfully President Trump is a fighter and will appeal and move forward. This is a sad example of political gamesmanship. "We must restore faith in our Judicial system," sai  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on June 3, 2024: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the House Committee on Agriculture completed its markup of the next Farm Bill: "I applaud Chairman Thompson for completing the gargantuan task of passing this Farm Bill out of Committee. "As a former Chairman of the House Ag Committee, I know firsthand just how difficult this process can be. Not only does this bill c  more