WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Chairman Cole on Day Eight: Negotiations on Appropriations are Stalled until Democrats Face Reality and Reopen the Government As the eighth day of the Democrat-led shutdown unfolds, House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined House Leadership to emphasize the urgent need for Democrats to stop playing political games at the expense o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin Honors Service Members Lost in Abbey Gate Bombing, Introduces National Day of Remembrance * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) led the introduction of a joint resolution, S.J.Res.79, to honor the lives of the 13 brave U.S. service members lost to the bombing at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. This joint resolution will establish a Nationa  more