WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Cole Statement on Senate Passage of Government Funding Washington, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released the below statement upon Senate passage of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. The bill, which passed the House on Tuesday, will now head to President Trump's desk  more