WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, ranking Republican member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Aug. 23, 2021, at a hearing on a concurrent resolution (S.Con.Res. 14) setting forth the congressional budget for the government for fiscal 2022, Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4) and Senate amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684): * * * Our hearing today covers three items. I will address the first two jointly, which are the infrastructure bill coming out of the Senate and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: For two decades, our brave men and women in the U.S. military have fought the Taliban and other elements of terror in Afghanistan to not only promote democracy but help stabilize the region and foster peace in this struggling nation. Incredibly, last week, President Joe Biden completely botched the withdrawal of remaining troops from Afghanistan, leaving only fear, desperation and a resurgent Taliban. The hasty and disorganized attempt to flee erased any sense of A more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), lead Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management, and John Cornyn (R-TX), lead Republican on the Citizenship, Immigration and Border Safety Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to US Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro about the Biden Administration's "notice to report" process at the Southern border. Und more PR