Rep. Cole Column: Becoming the First Native American Appropriations Committee Chairman
April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on April 22, 2024:
On April 10th, I was ratified by the House Republican Conference as the new Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee - but not only did I just become the new Chairman, I also became the first Native American to ever Chair this Committee.
As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, my tribal heritage is something I am very proud of, and I was very . . .
On April 10th, I was ratified by the House Republican Conference as the new Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee - but not only did I just become the new Chairman, I also became the first Native American to ever Chair this Committee.
As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, my tribal heritage is something I am very proud of, and I was very . . .