WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Appropriators Drive Conversation on Preventing Government Shutdowns The power of the purse is a fundamental responsibility - the Founders made that unmistakably clear in Article I. Yet, too many members have disregarded and obstructed that mandate, which was never intended to become a partisan bargaining chip or a casualty of political dys  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Chairman Cole: "Government Shutdowns are Reckless, and They Do Nothing but Create Chaos and Uncertainty." After gaveling in the first full committee hearing in years, titled "Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform," House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered opening remarks reaffirming that government shutdowns sh  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Testifies at Rules Committee on H.R. 9770 Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027. Read Chairman Cole's remarks as prepared here (https://appropriations.house.gov/news/remarks/cole-remarks-rules-committee-hr-9770-continuin  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes H.R. 9770: Providing Certainty, Preventing Disruption, and Advancing Responsible Governance Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027. The measure was approved by a vote of 220-205. Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "Too many members in Congress mistake a cliff's edge for political lev  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Coons Introduce Bill to Expand Grant Opportunities for Rural Law Enforcement Officers * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Training Rural Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2026, which would allow qualified nonprofit organizations and state government entities to use Department of Justice grant funding to provide training to small and ru  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cole on H.R. 9770: "We are Acting Before a Funding Lapse Crisis, Not in Response to It." Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered remarks while leading debate on the House Floor in support of H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027. Read Chairman Cole's floor remarks here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/us.li  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Circuit Judge, District Judge and U.S. Attorney * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Daniel Desmond Domenico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, by a vote of 12-10. * Matthew R. Byrne, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, by a vote of 12-10. * C  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Circuit Judge, District Judge and U.S. Attorney The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Daniel Desmond Domenico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, by a vote of 12-10. * Matthew R. Byrne, to be United States District Judge for the Southern Dis  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Chair Bice Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Modernizing Public Access to Legislative Data and Information Chair Stephanie Bice (OK-05) opened today's Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Hearing titled, "Modernizing Public Access to Legislative Data and Information." Chair Bice's full ope  more