WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Committee Releases Bill to Keep Government Open, Support Return to Regular Order Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026. The bill, which keeps the government open and serving the American people and supports work to return to regular order, is expected to be considered o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mullin for The Hill: "It's time to restore confidence in the Bureau of Labor Statistics" * "Despite this ridiculous obstruction by Trump-hating liberal Democrats, we will get EJ Antoni, and all of the president's nominees, confirmed." Read the full story from The Hill HERE and below: It's time to restore confidence in the Bureau of Labor Statistics By Senator Markwayne Mullin | Se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republican Appropriators Go 12 for 12, Work for Regular Order The House Appropriations Committee has formally completed its work at the committee level, successfully advancing all 12 Fiscal Year 2026 bills through their subcommittees and the full committee. Through hearings, markups, and floor action, the FY26 process has focused on restoring fisca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Modernization & Innovation Announces House Gallery Closed Captioning Pilot Program Today, Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization & Innovation Chairwoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Ranking Member Norma Torres (CA-35) announced a new pilot program to provide   more