WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement. "Speaker McCarthy can not only be credited for delivering this Republican majority but has also delivered on his commitments to the American people," said Cole. "He has been an instrumental leader to our conference, and because of him, House Republicans have advanced policies that would secure the border, restore American energy dominance and rebuild the economy. He had my full  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Oct. 3, 2023, at a hearing on the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4394) and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (H.R. 4364): * * * Good afternoon. At the beginning of the 118th Congress, House Republicans committed to restoring regular order to the annual appropriations process. In recent years, a consensus-driven work product has been replaced by a failed status quo. The Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology SCommittee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Sept. 19, 2023, entitled "Chips on the Table: A One Year Review of the CHIPS and Science Act." CHIPS stands for Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors. * * * Thank you, Secretary Raimondo, for joining the Committee today. Although I can't be there in person, I'm expecting this to be an informative hearing with productive discussions about the Department of Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Oct. 2, 2023: * * * In recent years, the process of passing the 12 annual government funding bills, also known as appropriations, has grown increasingly difficult. When Republicans regained majority of the U.S. House of Representatives this year, one of our top priorities was to restore regular order by passing appropriations bills to provide full government funding at more sensible spending levels and with priorities that address the crises our nation is f more PR