WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cole on ABC: Democrats are to blame for shutting the government down House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined ABC News to discuss the upcoming Democrat-led government shutdown. Republicans passed a clean CR to fund the government and keep it open - the Democrats voted to shut it down and are holding government funding hostage   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Cole on Fox Business: Democrats Inflicted a Shutdown on America House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the ongoing Democrat-led government shutdown. House Republicans acted to keep the government open weeks ago by passing a clean, nonpartisan funding extension. I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Democrat Counterfeit Resolution: A $1.5 Trillion Ransom Note to Taxpayers Democrats are gambling with a shutdown and misleading the public by calling their $1.5 trillion spending spree a "clean" counter proposal. It is nothing more than a dirty, Counterfeit Resolution that crams in partisan policy and extraneous provisions, while pushing the nation clos  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Mullin Slams Democrats for Holding the American People Hostage, Playing Politics with Paychecks * Washington, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), joined Fox News' "America's Newsroom" with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino. The Senator discussed how Chuck Schumer and the Democrats continue to hold the American people hostage over ridiculous demands for illegal ali  more