WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cole on Democrat Shutdown: "The longer it goes on, the more damage will be done." House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal this week to call out Democrats for their partisan obstruction as the Democrat-led government shutdown continues to inflict real harm on Americans. House Republicans have done the simple, responsible thing: passed a clean continuing r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following column: * * * Americans are Paying the Price * Last week, and every day since, Senate Democrats have vote to irresponsibly shut down the United States government - and the American people are paying the price. The impact of this is real. A government shutdown means pain, risked livelihoods, and throwing the entire nation into chaos and uncertainty. It means the paychecks of some of our nation's finest, like our military men and women, law enforcement, border patrol, and more PR