WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Cole on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148: "Funding the Government is Not an Optional Exercise." Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered the following remarks while leading debate on the House Floor in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. Read Chairman Cole  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Re-Votes in Favor of Five Full-Year Funding Bills to Restore Government Stability * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) voted in favor of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148 (link is external), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (link is external). This bill, which enacts five full-year Fiscal Year 2026 appropria  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * House Repasses Five Full-Year Funding Bills, Restores Government Stability Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, with a vote of 217 to 214. This legislation, which enacts five full-year FY26 appropriations bills previously passed by this chamber, is now on i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lankford Joins Amicus Brief Upholding Fourteenth Amendment, Protecting American Citizenship * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) along with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joined an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment by not granting citizenship to the children of aliens unlawfully   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: President Trump Signs Senator Mullin's "Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act" Into Law * Washington, D.C. - After years of relentless advocacy by Mikaela Naylon, and many others, President Trump signed U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Michael Bennet's (D-CO) "Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act" into law. This bill was included in the funding package, H.R. 7148. This legis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Signed into Law: Lankford Provisions Target Drug Middlemen to Lower Prescription Costs for Americans * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) celebrated the signing of the latest federal funding package into law, highlighting key provisions he championed to lower prescription drug costs for American families by cracking down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and bringing greater transp  more