WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Cole Testifies at Rules Committee on House Measure to Reopen DHS Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. Read Chairman Cole's remarks as   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * House Passes Bill to End Democrat Shutdown, Pay All DHS Personnel Today, the House of Representatives passed the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. The legislation fully reopens the Department of Homeland Security, pays all personnel, and ensures critical oper  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Budd, Kaine Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging President Trump to Advocate for Pastor Ezra Jin's Release Ahead of US-China Summit * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside US Representatives Riley Moore (R-WV-02) and Thomas Suozzi (D-NY-03), led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Trump advocatin  more