WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2025: * * * Cole Statement on Passing of Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey Washington, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released the below statement: Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of former House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey of New York. "Nita didn't wai  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Congressman Kennedy Statement on Deadly Cross-Country Storm Deadly Storm Strikes As Trump Administration Threatens to Dismantle FEMA and Seeks To Cut NOAA's Weather Monitoring Workforce BUFFALO, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Ranking Member of the Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, released the following statement after a deadly storm system ravaged th  more