WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cole on Democrat Shutdown: "The longer it goes on, the more damage will be done." House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal this week to call out Democrats for their partisan obstruction as the Democrat-led government shutdown continues to inflict real harm on Americans. House Republicans have done the simp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: * * * Americans are Paying the Price * Last week, and every day since, Senate Democrats have vote to irresponsibly shut down the United States government - and the American people are paying the price. The impact of this is real. A government shutdown means pain, risked livelihoods, and throwing the entire nation into chaos and uncertainty. It means the paychecks of some of our nation's finest, like our military   more